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TIL Temple Lea Houston, the son of Sam Houston, was a lawyer and former gunslinger whose improvised defense of a sex worker is still cited by lawyers as the “perfect closing argument."

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NXA56 TIL that Bob Heft, the high schooler who allegedly got a B minus on the modern American flag, made a living off of his false claim that he was the designer.
b6Eej TIL Nancy Faust was the organist for the Chicago White Sox from 1970-2010, and was the first stadium organist to start playing tunes from advertising, TV shows, and popular music. She missed only 5 games in her 40 years, due to the birth of her son. She is recognized at the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1nKd TIL that in 2012 the Brighton, CO police department swore in their youngest officer, a 12 year old boy with terminal cancer that had dreamed of becoming a cop.
wLPZE TIL if you find an uninhabited island covered in guano you are allowed to take it for yourself in the name of the USA
KRB4 TIL the use of sunscreen can cause coral bleaching; the main component of sunscreen, titanium dioxide, forms hydrogen peroxide, OH- and superoxides (O2-) in water, all of which contribute to coral bleaching. 10% of bleached coral is estimated to have been caused by sunscreen alone.