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TIL that Adrien Brody is banned from performing on SNL due to giving an improvised introduction the first (and only) time he appeared on the show.

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EgoKX TIL that in Anglo-Saxon England between 10 and 30 per cent of the population were slaves. Slave raids on different parts of the British Isles were common. The Medieval French church turned against slavery around 1000 AD and when the Normans invaded in 1066 they slowly ended the practice.
a84GN TIL that Francis Scott Key was the lead prosecutor in the first sedition trial in the U.S. Key charged Reuben Crandall for publishing abolitionist pamphlets deemed rebellious and persuaded the judge not to grant bail. Crandall was acquitted but died shortly after contracting tuberculosis in prison.
JWlV TIL that when young people are affected by grief, their immune system becomes stronger. However, when older people experience grief, their immune system weakens. This might explain why many elderly couples pass away only a short time apart.
9Y7lD TIL when Australian javelin thrower Reg Spiers could not afford (financially) to purchase a flight back to Australia from London, he "mailed/posted" himself back to Australia in a wooden box...a journey that took 63 hours and passed through India and Singapore. This happened in 1964.
Z8yM4 TIL that Teddy Roosevelt summited the Matterhorn in 1881, while on his honeymoon in Switzerland. He wrote his sister, "It was like going up and down enormous stairs on your hands and knees for nine hours."