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TIL Al Capone pioneered the concept of “sell by” dates.

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oGEY TIL that rabbits are so delicate animals that they can die of fright. Children younger than 12 should not have rabbits as pets.
ADXeg TIL that serial killer Joel Rifkin was only caught when he was spotted driving without a rear licence plate, and police found the corpse of his last victim in the back of his truck.
epgwL TIL Nicolas Cage Was Once Bailed Out Of Jail By Dog The Bounty Hunter
e0kog TIL one of the 'unwritten rules' of the Tour de France: if the Tour is passing through where one of the riders grew up, everyone will slow down to let that rider lead the whole Tour through his hometown (also, if the race leader needs to stop to take a pee break, everyone else slows down/stops too)
LQdam TIL Yuri Gagarin was chosen for the first spaceflight instead of Gherman Titov because the first Soviet flight was to be one orbit and ~110 minutes, and the second flight 17.5 orbits and 25 hours. Someone with a stronger body was needed for the longer flight, thus the "weaker" Gagarin was chosen.