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TIL Actor Martin Sheen has been arrested more than any other person in Hollywood (66 times for civil disobedience.)

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OGo1a TIL a painting from ~1510, Ascent of the Blessed, depicts the famous 'light at the end of the tunnel' experienced by some people during near-death experiences.
mNMo TIL that Tim Horton, founder of…well, Tim Horton’s, died because of a car accident while he was drunk and on barbiturates and being chased by the police.
V9Q4 TIL a previously unknown species of beaked whale has been discovered in the northern Pacific. It’s black, 24 feet long, and has only been seen from dead animals that have washed up on the beach.
gMvnW TIL that in ancient Athens, when no person was convicted for a murder, the murder weapon would be blamed and exiled to cleanse society
A4Mn TIL Cylindrical aluminum cans have optimal geometric characteristics from spheres and cuboids for material and packing efficiency respectively.