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TIL every year in Mexico on September 15, the President would stand on the balcony, ring the bell, and shout based on Grito de Dolores (Cry of Dolores).

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m1OkY TIL FBI agents visiting the loan shark and murderer Sam DeStefano to question him, would be served special blend of coffee with an unusual taste. After they discovered this was caused by DeStefano urinating in the beverages, one agent was never able to drink coffee again.
Oor7X TIL in 1987, 18 month-old Jessica McClure fell into a well in a backyard in Texas. CNN covered the rescue effort, which took 56 hours, and the story found worldwide attention. In 2011, McClure, aged 25, received a trust fund of donations from around the world. She has no memory of the event.
4kWBa TIL that actor Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle got his name because his father suspected the 14-lb newborn wasn’t his and spite-named him after a politician infamous for adultery.
1avW7 TIL about Dr Barry Marshall who was convinced that H.pylori bacteria causes stomach ulcers, but no one believed him. Since it was illegal to test his theory on humans, he drank the bacteria himself, developed ulcers within days, treated them with antibiotics and went to win a Nobel prize.
nmoB TIL prostitutes in Greece wore sandals with imprints that stated “Follow me” on the ground to attract potential clients.