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TIL that Bernie Barker a retired Nuclear Engineer was recognised by the Guinness Book of World Records as the World's Oldest Male Stripper at 60

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QJZNp TIL that violent punishments in islam is basically a warning. Due to the long checklist to be guilty.
epdB4 TIL Gary Sinise, A.K.A. "Lieutenant Dan" from Forrest Gump has visited 174 military bases and 21 military hospitals around the world since 2003
D1DeY TIL In 1999, a large fragment of a window fell from the CNA Center and killed a woman walking with her child. CNA Financial paid $18 million to settle the resultant lawsuit. Windows had been cracking since it had been built in 1975 and all of the building's windows were replaced in a retrofit.
wL0D1 TIL about the Draggonades, a French policy put in place by King Louis XIV where misbehaving French soldiers were quartered in Protestant households to force conversion to Catholicism.
X07dk TIL when Johnny Watson released his song “Space Guitar” in 1954, the song received a puzzled "??" instead of a numeric rating by Billboard. Today, the song is recognized as a groundbreaking achievement, which inspired musicians such as Jimi Hendrix, Frank Zappa, Bo Diddley, and many more.