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TIL Gene Hackman lied about his age to join the Marines at 16.

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v5Mx TIL Saturday Night Live invented the five second live TV delay because of Richard Pryor.
emLk TIL there was a court case named United States v. Approximately 64,695 Pounds of Shark Fins, and the shark fins won
ne9WG TIL - In 399 BC, Socrates went on trial and was subsequently found guilty of both corrupting the minds of the youth of Athens and of impiety ("not believing in the gods of the state"),and as a punishment sentenced to death, caused by the drinking of a mixture containing poison hemlock.
VB004 TIL on 12 December 2017, the Portuguese Navy commemorated the 700th anniversary of its official creation by King Denis of Portugal. Tracing its origins back to the 12th century, it is the oldest continuously serving navy in the world.
9M16 TIL that “liquid breathing” is possible with a liquid called Perfluorocarbon