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TIL that Richard Nixon’s infamous “I am not a crook” line was not made in reference to the Watergate scandal, but rather to a separate allegation that he had committed tax fraud.

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gMDgD TIL that Tournai is the only Belgian city to be ruled by England. It was under English control from 1513 to 1519.
QNQ8L TIL After poisoning Sergei and Yulia Skripal, the perpetrators disposed of the evidence (disguised as a perfume bottle) in a rubbish bin. The bottle was recovered and brought home where a woman applied it to her skin and she later died
Brjdy TIL that the song "Build a Little Birdhouse in Your Soul" is written from the perspective of a bedside lamp watching what goes on in the world in front of it. The song is barely three minutes long, but it changes keys 18 times.
ZJnB TIL Coke created Tab Clear as a “kamikaze” product solely to confuse consumers and kill sales of Crystal Pepsi. Within months Coke succeeded and both products were dead.
XEGBX TIL there were two unrelated Exorcist prequels released by Warner Bros in the mid-2000's. Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist was directed by Paul Schrader and released in 2005, but WB re-tooled it into a more marketable film, Exorcist: The Beginning, in 2004. Both were critical and financial flops.