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0jWN TIL US Army Chaplain Charles Liteky is the only Medal of Honor recipient to have given his award back to the Government, he also left the priesthood, married a nun, and became a fervent social justice activist.
nerr9 TIL that Eddie Tipton, an information-security director for the lottery, rigged the random number generator system and was able to tell what numbers would be drawn. He won jackpots for many friends and family members over several years and wasn't caught until he bought a lottery ticket worth $16.5m.
XEVY8 TIL: Alligator Rivers, NT, Australia. whilst home to the largest of the reptiles, the Salt Water Crocodile, is void of any Alligators
4XrWw TIL that A Kansas man asked an Iowa judge to let him engage in a sword fight with his ex-wife and her attorney in a trial by combat in order to settle their ongoing legal dispute.
79Kx TIL King Amanullah Khan of Afghanistan (1919-1929) once gave a public speech in which he said “Islam did not require women to cover their bodies or wear any special kind of veil”. At the conclusion of the speech, Queen Soraya tore off her veil (hejab) in public.