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TIL that there is an organization called the National Odd Shoe Exchange where you can send and receive shoes if your feet are different sizes

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rNkae TIL that in medieval Europe, there existed a sport known as "rat-baiting." Spectators would gather in public squares to watch as trained dogs competed to catch and kill rats released into the arena. Betting on the outcome of these gruesome contests was commonplace.
6rLZ TIL that the director of ‘The Hangover’ tried convincing the actors to let him use a live taser, but the Warner Bros. lawyers quickly intervined
BrlEx TIL of Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan, who in 1938 flew across the Atlantic in an experimental aircraft. Despite the Air Traffic Controller deeming it a suicide flight, and a fuel leak, he successfully completed the trip. He claimed to have lost his way in the clouds and lost his license for 2 weeks.
LkQ4v TIL Native Americans in the 1964 movie 'Cheyenne Autumn', (because no one on the set spoke their language) would say crude remarks that made it into the movie. In the scene where the treaty is signed, you can hear (but not understand) them mocking the size of the colonel's penis
N7JMM TIL, Roger Troutman of the band Zapp & Roger used to get sick and feel ill from using a talk box because the talk box he was using was shared by other musicians, and somebody had to guard it because of these incidents.