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TIL that during Charles Manson's trial, the judge began carrying a revolver under his robe after Manson charged at him with a pencil.

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GY19J TIL that in 1869, Republican President Ulysses S. Grant tried to annex the Dominican Republic to use it as a safe haven for blacks fleeing persecution. Although the D.R. agreed to the annexation treaty, it ultimately failed to pass the Senate.
NoAM TIL that a $350m drillship built in the early ‘70s by US billionaire, Howard Hughes, to collect 'mineral riches’ from the ocean floor was actually a cover for the CIA to be used to lift a lost Soviet submarine, loaded with nuclear missiles, up from the floor of the Pacific Ocean, 3 miles deep
YD17 TIL that there are 3,778 Americans claiming Asylum in other countries because they feel persecuted by America
WkrZN TIL The Queen of England drinks four cocktails a day
bGMj TIL the top speed of the Bugatti Veyron is limited not by the engine, but rather its tires exploding.