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TIL that reporter Marie Torre was arrested for ten days after writing a defaming column about singer Judy Garland’s weight being a reason her television contract was terminated and refusing to tell Garland who provided that information

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ebob TIL that some Koreans are trying to rename their country back to “Corea”. They believe that Japan changed the spelling to “Korea” so Japanese athletes would march first at the 1908 Olympics.
x66w TIL being a drama queen is actually a personality disorder, and it affects women four times more than men
NYwQ TIL Nazi doctor Josef Mengele sewed two twins together back to back in an attempt to create conjoined twins.The children died of gangrene after several days of suffering.
VWem TIL NBA superstar Hakeem Olajuwon released a $35 shoe instead of endorsing shoes from a major brand because he didn’t like seeing what kids do for $100+ shoes.
wODP TIL that in the second Matrix movie, Agent Smith’s license plate is “IS 5416”, which refers to Isaiah 54:16 from the Bible: “Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire, and that bringeth forth an instrument for his work; and I have created the waster to destroy.”