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TIL of the Bulwer-Lyton fiction contest, in which entrants are invited "to compose the opening sentence to the worst of all possible novels"

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M4Wa TIL that because of a constitution error, North Dakota technically never met the requirements of statehood, and until 2012 was technically never a state.
KODL6 TIL in 2011, a woman with bipolar disorder tried to enter a resturant via air duct but got stuck on the way. Because of where she was stuck, no one could hear her and she was found dead days later
gjw9 TIL that cruise ships dump 1 billion gallons of sewage into the ocean every year
4k8La TIL about eunus. A Roman slave from Syria who claimed to be a prophet of the goddess atargatis and led the slaves in revolt during the first servile war. He proclaimed himself king, took over several cities around Sicily and succeeded in defeating the Roman’s for several years before being defeated.
oBZE8 TIL that Jim O'Heir (Jerry Gergich on Parks and Recreation) originally auditioned for the role of Ron Swanson.