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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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b94wE TIL about musician Gaelynn Lea ,winner of NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert competition, who was born with osteogenesis imperfecta, a genetic condition that causes complications in the development of bones and limbs.

QJl6d TIL in 1995, Blockbuster sued rival company Hollywood Video for $10 million after hiring five former Blockbuster employees. Hollywood Video had only 117 stores nationwide, in comparison to Blockbuster's 2,800.

lo5NK TIL that during World War 2, the English government made a real piece of propaganda depicting Hitler holding an enormous penis. The caption read: "This is a most appalling forgery, Everyone one knows the Fuhrer does not possess anything of the kind".

1rBr TIL that if your eyes were as good as the Hubble Space Telescope, you could stand in New York and distinguish two fireflies 1 meter (3 feet) apart in San Francisco.

Egn9o TIL that "London's smallest coffee shop" is inside a telephone booth. 🇬🇧 ☎️ ☕️