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TIL Paul McCartney was arrested in Japan in 1980 for possession of 219 grams of marijuana

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kJpx4 TIL Earth has had several temporary moons
nemQ7 TIL David Bleak, an Army Medic during the Korean War, reacted to an ambush by running into the trench, breaking one enemy's neck, crushing another's windpipe, then plunging his knife into the chest of a third. He then threw himself atop an American soldier to shield him from the blast of a grenade.
AZng TIL that tampons were originally designed for bullet wounds
VBBvQ TIL that Red Snapper and other deep sea fish often need to be vented after being caught because they suffer from barotrauma, or inflation of the air bladder, if they are to be released.
YlrA TIL that Billy Joel never sells front row seats in order to see the real fans right in front of him. He gives them away to random people in the cheap seats so that front row isn’t always just wealthy people.