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TIL in the Lebanese government, the President must be Maronite Christian; the Prime Minister must be Sunni Muslim; the Deputy Speaker of the Parliament must be Greek Orthodox and the Chief of the General Staff must be Druze.

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QRRE TIL Ben Folds showed up to a jury recital at University of Miami’s music school with a broken hand from defending his roommate from bullies the night before, but was required to play anyway. He ended up losing his scholarship and in desperation threw his drum kit into his campus’ lake.
NXr1E TIL in 2009, popular brazilian crime show host ‘wallace souza’ was charged with hiring hitmen for murders in order to be the first on the scene to boost ratings. he was linked to 5 cases and died before trial.
4Xybo TIL that Rip Torn's father Elmore "Tiger" Torn was an agricultural who worked to promote the consumption of black-eyes peas, particularly as a custom of New Year's Day.
eegD TIL Dolphins can see our skeletons and heartbeats via their sonar and have even been known to ward off sharks preying on humans.