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TIL: Elvis never toured outside of America because his manager was wanted for murder in Europe

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0Ab5 TIL 33% of US Tourists visiting Scotland believe the Haggis is an actual animal, and a quarter thought they could catch one.
W7Noo TIL As a more humane form of execution Nevada tried to pump cyanide gas into Jon Gee's cell while he slept. The gas leaked out so in 1924 they built and used on him, the first gas chamber in the USA.
5VYPn TIL That both actors who played Col. Blake on MAS*H died one day apart of heart attacks
b6mNZ TIL that a small city in Canada has been celebrating Wrestling Day on January 2nd, every year since 1959, where all the businesses are closed so that people can wrestle with their hangovers for an extra day after New Year’s Eve.
a5Vy TIL Braille was based on a tactile military code called night writing, developed in response to Napoleon’s demand for a means for soldiers to communicate silently at night and without a light source. It proved to be too difficult for soldiers to recognize by touch, and was rejected by the military