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TIL that Larry Flynt has sent a monthly copy of Hustler to every congressional office since 1983, and members of Congress can't stop receiving the magazines—because a court agreed that it was within Flynt's right to petition the government under the First Amendment.

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Lywd TIL that Leonard Nimoy (the man that is famous for playing Spock) performed a slightly bizarre and extremely campy song called The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins. It was followed by a campaign to cast him as Aragorn in a live-action rendition of Lord of the Rings.
epmoD TIL About 'Against the Grain,' the first TV series inspired by the book 'Friday Night Lights.' Ben Affleck starred in it.
Y6Vd TIL of a stinging tree called the Gympie Gympie. It secretes a toxin that is so painful that is has driven humans and animals to suicide. It feels like being burnt with hot acid and electrocuted simultaneously. A man shot himself after using a leaf from the tree as toilet paper.
4XZjJ TIL the original Routemaster double-decker buses in London could carry over 60 people with a single 115 hp engine
7RNp TIL: Over the whole Twilight series, there has been 24 minutes of just staring.