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TIL Mel Gibson was dropped from The Hangover Part ll because the cast wasn’t comfortable working with him after allegations of spousal abuse

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G81J TIL it’s illegal to masturbate if you’re incarcerated in a U.S. prison
W7pmL TIL about Eugene Lazowski, a Polish doctor who saved 8,000 people from being sent to Nazi death camps by injecting them with a solution that mimics a typhus infection.
5VgjD TIL that no one in ACDC knew how to play the bagpipes when they recorded "It's a Long Way to the Top". Bon Scott had to teach himself enough to record the song.
Pmye TIL Liberty, President Gerald Ford’s dog, was trained to create diversions in meetings. If Ford wanted to end a conversation in the Oval Office, he would signal Liberty and she would go to the guest wagging her tail, creating a natural break.
NXwyE TIL California's state rock is composed of asbestos (Bonus/Also TIL - states have official rocks??)