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5YMrR Today I learned about Lord Goddard, a former Lord Chief Justice of England. His clerk claimed that he ejaculated whilst passing a death sentence on such a regular basis, that a fresh pair of trousers had to be brought to court on those occasions.
761L TIL when Mao Zedong received Nikita Khrushchev for a state visit in 1958, he had figured out Khrushchev could not swim. Mao, who loved swimming, decided to hold the meeting in his private swimming pool, forcing Khrushchev to wear floaties while they talked.
jNJdj TIL President Herbert Hoover and First Lady Lou Henry Hoover were both fluent in Chinese and would speak it to each other in the White House to prevent eavesdropping.
R7BdQ TIL of The Guardian Angels. A grouped formed in 1979 to combat violence in the NYC subway system. Trained in patrol & citizens arrest, members are told if other citizens' lives are endangered, they are allowed to do whatever is lawful and necessary. They can be spotted by their signature red beret.
KONmB TIL There used to be millions of Bisons across North America until we hunted them to near extinction