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TIL: The judge in the Terri Schiavo case had to be flown to a secret location to make a final decision to take her off life support, he wore a bullet-proof vest after her death and had cops on land and water guarding his home, and had to quit his church. He also was Jim Morrison's college roommate.

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gMWoL TIL that in 2002, China discovered 27 listening devices installed in a Boeing 767 which was going to be used as the Premier's transport. The Chinese allege that the devices were installed by the CIA while the aircraft was undergoing maintenance in Texas. The CIA and White House refused to comment.
OoMQe TIL during the battle of Arnhem, Major Digby Tatham-Warter brought an umbrella and put it to good use, stopping an armoured car by poking the driver in the eyes with his umbrella. When a fellow soldier told him "that thing won't do you any good", he replied "Oh my goodness Pat, but what if it rains?
0raM TIL The Mayor of Baltimore tried to sabotage production on The Wire as he thought it made the city look bad. Production was postponed as crew members were locked up for minor offences.
G5dE TIL, on 9/11, the town of Garner, Newfoundland’s population swelled by 2/3’s due to 39 rerouted grounded planes. The town only has 550 hotel beds, so the population housed the stranded passengers in their own homes.
nwVb TIL During a nuclear scare in 1960, the President of France secretly went to the President of the United States and told him “I do not know what Khrushchev is going to do, nor what is going to happen, but whatever he does…. I want you to know that I am with you to the end.”