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TIL Flavor Flav is a huge supporter of women’s water polo and is the US Artist in Residence in Paris supporting them

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jNv4R TIL about Liliana Cáceres, the Colombian who in 1997 faked a multiple pregnancy of nine by stuffing her clothes with rags. This was her plot to prevent her boyfriend from leaving her. The woman drew the attention of her community and news outlets before discovering that it was all a lie.
kJYag TIL: The formal name for the Imperial system's measurements of weight (pounds/ounces) is the Avoirdupois system
YdyA TIL Horace Wells, man who pioneered the use of laughing gas in dentistry, became so deranged after experimenting with chloroform that he poured sulfuric acid on 2 prostitutes. He committed suicide shortly after realizing what he had done.
PYylJ TIL that after screening the movie WarGames at Camp David, President Reagan was inspired to learn more about America's vulnerability to cyberattack. The response: "Mr. President, the problem is much worse than you think."
NXb61 TIL: Astronomers didnt officially confirm the existence of planets outside our solar system until 1992