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TIL Richard Benjamin Harrison (The Grandpa from Pawn Stars) was arrested for stealing a vehicle and was given the choice to go prison or join the military, he chose the latter. He ended up serving in the military for 20 years.

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Xa0R TIL that during a battle Genghis Khan was shot in the neck, after the battle he asked the defeated who shot him, Zurgadai confessed to shooting him but refused to beg for mercy. Genghis Khan then made him one of his troops and eventually he went on to become one of his high ranking generals.
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VBEB0 TIL that in 1956, the Comics Code Authority tried to prevent a story from being printed because it involved a black astronaut, even though this was never actually forbidden by the Code. Fortunately, the publisher managed to get the CCA to back down by threatening to take the matter to court.
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