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TIL that a flock of seagulls and a suitcase full of pepperoni got one man banned from a Fairmont hotel for 17 years

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MeOvm TIL of Harlon Block, a marine who raised the flag on Iwo Jima but then died soon after. He was misidentified in the famous picture for 2 years but his mother knew it was him. Looking at the photo she exclaimed “I’ve changed so many diapers on that boy’s butt, I know it’s my boy"
wLWrW TIL a 2015 study found that people were twice as likely to post a picture of a cat than a selfie online. There were more views per video of cats than of any other category of YouTube, & people didn't feel guilty about watching them instead of doing what they should've been doing
oGGr TIL that Mike Lindell, the inventor of “My Pillow” had a crack addiction so bad that his dealers gave him an intervention.
6gbl TIL that Israel’s nuclear doctrine is to nuke the entire world, even neutral states, if it faces a nuclear attack
JYZkv TIL - Disney auditioned cars for the role of Herbie in the 1968 Love Bug film. Disney set up a casting call for cars, including Toyotas, a TVR, Volvos, an MG and a pearl white Volkswagen Beetle. The Beetle was chosen as it was the only one that elicited the crew to reach out and pet it.