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Today I Learned that the longest judicial trial in the history of the United States was the Pizza Connection Trial, where the Sicilian Mafia processed Heroin and Morphine for sale in Pizza Parlors during the 70's and 80's

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OGegg TIL There is a Species of Ant that has a Door for a Head
9wKdm TIL in 2009 Burger King ran the "Whopper sacrifice" campaign, which gave a free whopper to anyone who deleted 10 friends on Facebook. Facebook suspended the program because Burger King was alerting people letting them know they'd been dropped for a sandwich.
ne8xr TIL of the Winsor Hum, a mysterious, low-pitched noise that has plagued residents of Windsor, ON since 2011. No one fully knows its origin.
rR7xe TIL that after being drafted to the Army, Elvis Presley was offered to enlist in Special Services to entertain the troops and live in priority housing. He decided to serve as a regular soldier, instead, earning the respect of fellow soldiers and people back home who previously viewed him negatively
EgDrx TIL Jeff Cohen who played Chunk, the chubby kid in the Goonies went on to study law and entertainment law later co-founding the Cohen & Gardner firm in Beverly Hills. Earlier he asked Goonies director R.Donner for a recommendation for his college application Donner and his wife offered to pay for it