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TIL one of the cofounders of Alcoholics Anonymous, Bill W., asked for whiskey on his death bed, but was denied and died 36 years sober.

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6EyL7 TIL of U-505, a Type IXC U-boat, that was attacked and successfully captured by a Hunter-Killer task group in 1944. Towed to Bermuda, the submarine was brought to Chicago, Illinois where it was restored and placed on display in the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry.
16r58 TIL that the popular Chinese dating game show If You Are The One, was looked upon unfavorably by Chinese authorities for spreading the 'wrong values' and 'advocating materialism'.
LQjK9 TIL that in the 1920s, you could order glass burial caskets from a catalog, for adults or children.
5YyO8 TIL the American Service-Members' Protection Act, nicknamed the "Hague Invasion Act" and passed in 2002, instructs the US military to use any means necessary to free US officials imprisoned for war crimes by the International Criminal Court.
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