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Y7gAd TIL of UK conservative MP Stephen Milligan who died in 1994 of auto-erotic asphyxiation. Milligan’s body was found naked wearing only stockings and suspenders, with an orange in his mouth.
pV4O Til that Pakistan puts nuclear warheads in unmarked vans and drives them around the country in a never ending road trim to “keep them safe.”
m6ay TIL Thomas Jefferson wrote the original draft of the Declaration of Independence over only a few hectic days while seated at his usual table in the Indian Queen Tavern in Philadelphia, drinking Madeira wine
N7Ww6 TIL during the Golden Age of Piracy, women sometimes became pirates by disguising themselves as men in an effort to take advantage of freedom and rights that men could only enjoy. Anne and Mary were two famous female pirates of that time who fell in love with each others' disguised manly appearance!
mxYDY TIL In the The Real Ghostbusters cartoon series, the season 1 episode "Take Two" has the Ghostbusters flying to Hollywood to visit the set of a movie based on their adventures. At the end of the episode it's revealed to be the 1984 live action film, meaning the cartoon is real but the movie is fake.