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TIL that in 1958, a man decided to name his son "Winner". Three years later, he had another son who he named "Loser". "Winner" became a hardened criminal and "Loser" became a detective.

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Z87eQ TIL of former judge Donald Thompson who was convicted of indecent exposure after he exposed himself several times during jury trials. His was witnessed using a penis pump “almost daily” during a murder trial and a “whooshing” sound could be heard on audio recordings of the proceedings.
LkG4P TIL that the name Big Ben properly refers only to the bell inside the clock tower, and not the tower itself nor the clock.
ne9M9 TIL General anesthesia is not simply a deep sleep. EEG (electroencephalography) readings, show that even the deepest sleep is not as deep as the lightest general anesthesia. General anesthesia EEG patterns are most similar to a comatose brain. General anesthesia is essentially a “reversible coma.”
b6eQ9 TIL that Emperor Hirohito, the leader of Japan during WW2, was an avid marine biologist credited with describing dozens of new species of crabs, starfish, sea spiders and sea squirts.
KbrE TIL Ol Dirty Bastard from the Wu-tang Clan helped lift a ford mustang off of a 4 year old girl who was just in a car accident. Using a false name he visited the girl frequently until he was spotted by members of the media.