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TIL Bruce Willis has been sober since 1988

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eAwk TIL that when comedian legend, and profanity enthusiast, Lenny Bruce was being arrested a man from the audience protested. That man was arrested and thrown into the same patty wagon as Lenny Bruce. That young man’s name? George Carlin
KOgka TIL about Richard Handl, a Swedish man arrested for trying to split atoms of uranium on his kitchen stove. On July 22nd, 2011, he was detained by police after he personally called the Swedish Radiation Safety Authority (SSM) to inquire whether his project was legal or not.
gax4 TIL That there is a 1500km band of land in Namibia covered in unexplained “Fairy Circles” that appear to grow and also die. Scientists have studied the area for over 30 years and still do not know their cause.
Zpx4 TIL: That one of “The Cousins” from Breaking Bad, was actually in jail for gang related crimes.
wLRyo TIL I learned that Agnes Moorehead (Endora from "Bewitched") died of uterine cancer that may have arisen from her once being in a movie ("The Conqueror") that was filmed downwind of a nuclear testing site.