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TIL the founder of Alcoholics Anonymous demanded alcohol during the last few days of his life.

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nyyW TIL that when curry was introduced into Japan it was considered a British dish, not an Indian one, because of its popularity among British sailors.
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ZeoG TIL that in 1980 John Gotti’s son was hit by a car and died, and Gotti had the driver abducted and killed
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e0Jnb TIL that comedian Sid Caesar picked a writers' room of young unknown comics for his hit TV shows in the 50s- including Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner, Neil Simon and Woody Allen