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TIL former US Attorney General and key supporter of the Patriot Act, John Ashcroft, once lost a senatorial race to a dead guy.

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epao4 Today I learned Dana Carvey underwent heart bypass surgery for a blocked coronary artery, but the surgeon operated on the wrong artery. Eventually he won a lawsuit against the hospital and won 7.5 million dollars, all of which was donated to charity.
GYy7J TIL about Lazarus Colloredo, a "courteous and handsome" courtier who hid his parasitic twin brother behind a cloak. Allegedly, Lazarus was spared execution for killing a man after claiming the punishment would also kill his innocent brother.
pB0Q TIL Alec Baldwin and Ringo Starr did most of the voices for Thomas the Tank Engine
8abdV TIL if you pee in the shower every day you’ll save an approximate 1000 gallons per person per year If every American did it we would conserve over 209 billion gallons of water a year topic starts at 2:08
Wk9r9 TIL that an original copy of the Declaration of Independence was bought at a Tennessee thrift store for just $2.48 along with a candelabra and a set of salt and pepper shakers. It was then sold to a Utah firm for $477,650, nearly 200,000 times the original price.