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TIL that according to Johnny Cash's autobiography, he got addicted to painkillers after one of his ostriches challenged his authority. He attempted to discipline the bird with a large stick, but failed; the ostrich broke five of his ribs and slashed into his stomach, almost disemboweling him.

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WkZmX TIL about a teacher called Osamu Mizutani who for 14 years patrolled the streets at night trying to persuade Japanese youth hanging around the streets to return to regular life while also responding to calls and emails.
VBW6B TIL that before the Civil War there were 8,000 different kinds of money in circulation in the US - the same banknote had different value depending on location
PYB7g TIL: Roller coasters were invented to distract American people from immorality of taverns, gambling and dancing halls, and brothels
BrVBe TIL during WWII, a Nazi spy stationed in New York tried to turn himself into the FBI. The FBI didn't believe him. The FBI finally listened when he showed up at FBI headquarters and offered proof that he really was a Nazi spy. He was imprisoned for 6 years and deported to Germany.
yQ8Zw TIL that when the destroyers HMS Zulu and HMS Nubian were both heavily damaged during WWI, the Royal Navy welded the best halves together to create the "Frankenship" HMS Zubian.