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TIL a 73 year old man involuntarily masturbated in public. This was a manifestation of a disease known as “alien hand syndrome.”

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OBvY TIL: Nike’s inspiration for their slogan “Just do it.” came from a man who was a about to get executed, and his final words to the firing squad was “let’s do it!”
D1BDJ TIL chief justice John Marshall and his fellow justices enjoyed Madeira wine, but set a rule that they would only drink on rainy days. When Marshall was told it was a sunny day, he said, 'this is a large area we have jurisdiction over, I'm sure it's raining somewhere.'
4gaJ TIL that in 1993, Clarence Aaron, a college student with no criminal record, was given three life sentences with no chance of parole for introducing two drug dealers. His sentence was commuted last month.
PYEDV TIL there’s a missing link in the European bison lineage that scientists call the “Higgs Bison.”
XE9kR TIL the founder and lead singer of new-wave band Devo, Mark Mothersbaugh, also composed the music for many TV shows including The Rugrats and Pee-wee's Playhouse.