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TIL actor Martin Sheen has been arrested 66 times

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x6Ae5 TIL That Amelia Earhart had a copilot when she disappeared, his name was Fred Noonan.
ne8AW TIL Japan has been wearing surgical-style masks since 1918 and has become a part of social etiquette. It is also worn as a fashion item and serve as defensive barriers due to social awkwardness. Total sales of disposable face masks amounted to ¥35.8 billion in 2018.
ANKnn TIL there is a written form of American Sign Language (and other sign languages) called Gloss.
grPny TIL Nicaragua's government is so corrupt that the vice president is the wife of the president.
E1Yx0 TIL Queen Victoria's private doctor prescribed marijuana to relieve her menstrual cramps, describing it as "one if the most valuable medicines we possess" in 1890.