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TIL Ulrich von Liechtenstein, Heath Ledger’s character in “A Knight’s Tale”, was a real person.

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D7eP TIL during the Korean War Air Force pilot James Risner successfully “pushed” his wingman’s incapacitated jet fighter into friendly territory using the nose of his own jet. A maneuver that had never been attempted in history.
P94V TIL that at his parties, Freddie Mercury had midgets carrying around trays of cocaine on their heads
Bgw1W TIL Americans over the age of 60 are entitled to one kilogram of free cheese every month
vL1B TIL that women were not allowed to wear pants on the U.S. Senate floor until 1993 after Senators Barbara Mikulski and Carol Moseley Braun defiantly staged a protest by wearing pantsuits.
m1P1P TIL about the Easter Sunday Massacre in 1975 where a man killed 11 members of his family. To date it is the deadliest shooting by a lone perp in the state of Ohio