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TIL that Charles Guiteau, the man who shot and killed James A. Garfield, dictated an autobiography from prison to the New York Herald and ended it with a personal ad for a "nice Christian lady under 30 years of age."

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N8Db TIL that the Type A/B Personality Theory was actually invented by the cigarette industry in the 1950’s to prove coronary heart disease and cancer were risks related to high-stress personality types instead of tobacco use.
W1XX TIL that gray whales mating ritual involves a third “male escort” whale courting the female. Although the male escort equally vies for her attention, there is absolutely no aggression between the males. The birthing ritual, on the other hand, involves a second female whale assisting the mother.
QNVge TIL that in 1984, Richard Pryor starred in a kids show on CBS called Pryor’s Place. It ran for one season, and Ray Parker Jr. of ‘Ghostbusters’ fame performed the theme song.
5alk TIL One night while touring in San Antonio, TX, Ozzy got hammered and Shannon took his clothes away to keep him from getting into trouble. Instead, Ozzy put on Sharon’s clothes, went for a walk, and took a piss on The Alamo. He was banned from touring in San Antonio for a decade.
OoGr1 TIL that Lurleen Wallace could not seek appropriate treatment for cancer after her husband, Alabama segregationist George Wallace, kept it a secret from her for four years due to the fact that he wanted her to become Governor of Alabama. She died after only a year in office.