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TIL after Warren Harding’s Teapot Dome scandal the House and Senate were given subpoena power for review of tax records of any US citizen without regard to elected or appointed position, nor subject to White House interference.

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wLdeY TIL when Katy Perry tried to buy a convent, the nuns who used to live there fiercely protested her bid and took her to court because they disapproved of her image so much. Tensions got so high that one of the nuns suddenly died in court, with her last words being: "Katy Perry. Please stop."
BA5e TIL that the man Dick Cheney shot in 2006 still has 30 birdshot pellets stuck inside him, which has led to heart issues and a change in voice.
xV1lw TIL that Oscar Wilde and Arthur Conan Doyle attended a dinner party held by an editor looking for content. They each promised to contribute to his magazine. The results of that evening? The Picture of Dorian Gray and the second, franchise-cementing Sherlock Holmes novel The Sign of Four.
lXdA TIL that Stephen Colbert, an avid Lord of the Rings fan, is set to make a cameo appearance in an upcoming Hobbit film
4B4N TIL that XHamster has a higher Alexa rating, #55, than BBC, CNN, and Netflix, who have #61, #62, #86, respectively.