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Til that Frank Zappa was once pushed off stage by a jealous fan almost killing him and resulting in permanently lowering his voice

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nWoAG TIL that Chi-Chi's products are the remnants of what used to be a Tex-Mex restaurant chain. The only Chi-Chi's restaurant left is in Vienna.
84gV TIL that the Japanese justice system has a 99.8% conviction rate, mostly reliant on confessions that are often procured using methods such as detention for days with severe interrogation, or grabbing their ankles to make their feet stomp on the names of family members.
OERg TIL that 42-year-old Dmitry Agarkov, a Russian man, took a piece of spam mail for a pre-approved credit card, re-wrote the terms, sent it in, got it approved, and when the bank tried to renege on the deal, successfully sued for 700,000 USD.
XEpdD TIL Dustin Hoffman "helped" co-star Meryl Streep in a scene of 1979 film Kramer vs Kramer by slapping her hard in the face without warning. "This was my first movie, and it was my first take in my first movie, and he just slapped me." Despite a contentious working relationship, both won Oscars.
J1vRk TIL Ships will store and purposefully dump oil into the ocean to create calm seas around them, called storm oil