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TIL Elvis Presley only ever failed one class, music.

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1yKP TIL in 2013 Charlie Sheen appeared on an episode of Conan and said that he had laughed so hard while watching Chappelle Show, he experienced a ruptured hernia and was rushed to the hospital. The producers of Two and a Half Men assumed his hospitalization was a drug overdose and fired him
L5Dr TIL in 1948, the United States signed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as part of being in the UN. Article 12 says “No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy…or correspondence. Everyone has the right to the protection…against such interference or attacks.”
JY5yj TIL Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI got married "by proxy". The wedding took place in Vienna, with Marie Antoinette's brother standing in for the groom at the altar. Louis was in France at the time
OoEgY TIL: "Dyscalculia is a learning disability in math. People with dyscalculia have trouble with math at many levels. They often struggle with key concepts like bigger vs. smaller. And they can have a hard time doing basic math problems and more abstract math."
neLr7 TIL that slugs used to be used as lubricant on wheels