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TIL Jackass was originally intended to be a weekly sketch on Saturday Night Live

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gMyy9 TIL that when Fritz Duquesne's farm was torched and mum sent to a concentration camp as part of Lord Kitchener's policy in the Second Boer War, he vowed revenge. 15 years later, during WW1, he infiltrated Kitchener's warship and signalled a German submarine, which sank the boat, killing Kitchener
8eXya TIL it wasn't until 1969 that all 50 states had female jurors
oJM7 TIL that Portugal’s national sandwich has steak, ham, dry sausage, fresh sausage, cheese - and then it’s covered in melted cheese and beer sauce.
jNQyQ TIL that Indian actor and comedian Brahmanandam has appeared in more than 1000 films since 1986
KYDL9 TIL that the German equivalent of Renaissance Faires is "Indianer Camps". Germans meticulously re-create the Wild West and dress up as Native Americans and cowboys.