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TIL that Sex Pistols lead singer Johnny Rotten appeared as a defendant against one of Captain Beefheart’s drummers on an episode of “Judge Judy”.

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mx1nR TIL that when Charles Manson was a child, his mom sold him for a pitcher of beer to a woman who wanted to have children.
nkJo TIL that for decades, the German Army issued a handheld single shot disposable flamethrower. The 16 inch long “Handflammpatrone” weighs only 1.4lbs(620g), yet it has a range of 90 meters…and can burn a surprisingly large area.
rNBA0 TIL that a dog named Pickles helped recover the stolen Jules Rimet Trophy during a walk with his owner, just four months before the 1966 World Cup. Pickles was later invited to join the celebrations when England won the tournament.
ZYno TIL an orphan from Uganda, who spent his youth as a human scarecrow on his abusive uncle’s farm, ran away at 14. With the help of a charity called YES Uganda, he has since earned 2 degrees, started a biotech company, founded a non-profit, and given a talk at TED.
QmAM TIL That the people who falsely claimed the copyright on “Happy Birthday to You” made $2m USD a year for decades until a court ruled the song to be public domain in 2016