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TIL that there is such a thing as a two-story outhhouse

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gM8w7 TIL about the "male idiot theory", where men are more likely to engage in risky behaviour without any apparent payoff.
a8O7o TIL that actor Matthew Modine (Full Metal Jacket, Stranger Things) turned down the lead role of Pete Mitchell in “Top Gun” (1986) as he grew up with siblings that served in the Vietnam war. Modine said: “There’s nothing sexy or romantic about war.” The role ultimately went to Tom Cruise.
EGv7 TIL that in 1981, law enforcement swept in to stop a band of Neo-Nazis, white supremacists, weapons smugglers, and mercenaries- all armed to the teeth- from invading Dominica and establishing a private state complete with casinos and drug manufacturing facilities.
loLnG TIL of a musician named Elizabeth Cotten. She was a self-taught left-handed guitarist, who played a guitar strung for a right-handed player. She played it upside down, as she was left-handed. Her signature style became known as "Cotten picking", and she is known today as a pioneer in the folk genre.
y7oX TIL the Empire State Building’s spire was originally designed to be a mooring mast for Zeppelin airships