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TIL the Walt Disney Company tried to trademark the name “Seal Team 6” the day after the raid that killed Osama bin Laden.

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neR9 TIL that Jim Varney’s (of Earnest Goes somewhere fame) last words to his partner were “Please leave the window open”. He died of lung cancer but did quit after being diagnosed. He also filmed an anti-smoking PSA, in his Earnest character.
D8Vp TIL in Japan, if someone is photographed or filmed while handcuffed, their hands have to be pixelated when used on TV or in the newspapers due to the implied guilt being pictured in handcuffs.
E6PX TIL L.A. mobster Johnny Stompanato dated 50s actress Lana Turner, once held Sean Connery at gunpoint on a movie set out of jealousy, was then disarmed and beaten by Connery, and later stabbed to death by Turner’s 14-year-old daughter.
bwNa TIL that the guards at The Tomb of the Unknowns have never left their posts due to bad weather. They stayed outside during Hurricane Isabel in 2003.
byr7 TIL if you are an alcoholic at an airport, and feel tempted to head to one of the bars, instead have “Bill W.” paged over the loudspeaker. This is an AA code known by its members; if another AA member hears the page, he/she will come meet you and help you stay away from the bar.