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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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pwyG TIL The actor who plays Viserys Targaryen is the great-great-great grandson of Charles Dickens
RDd8 TIL of the german word “Bulimielernen” [= bulimia learning]. It describes the brainless activity of having to learn a lot of useless stuff in a short time, and “puking” the knowledge into an exam, so it is gone afterwards
Lgov TIL Michael C. Hall wore a wig for season 5 of Dexter because of hair loss due to chemotherapy for his Hodgkins Lymphoma
ebR6 TIL soccer player Ronaldinho came to media attention at 13 years old when his team won 23-0. He’d scored all 23 goals.
WkBb4 Today i learned megapixels are not important in camera quality