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TIL Guantanamo guards beat a prisoner into brain injuries who later turned out to be an undercover guard who was taking part in a training exercise

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gM5mD Today I learned "Good Times" is a spin-off of a spin-off. Good Times is a spin-off of Maude, itself a spin-off of All in the Family.
kOKxe TIL Laura Bullion, an Old West outlaw who rode with Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch gang, lived in Memphis until her death in 1961
p8byQ TIL it is common for truck drivers in India to elaborately decorate their trucks with colorful ornaments, kaleidoscopic images, iconography and bangles/jewels to create a psychedelic looking "Home away from Home" in honor of their culture and their families. It's also excellent advertisement!
Oodv6 TIL, the phrase "balls to the wall" originated from early aircraft pilots and their ball-ended throttle levers and actually has nothing to do with testicles.
yQYLM TIL that there is a type of tumor that can grow eyes, hair, teeth, and limbs.