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TIL Conan O'Brien credited “The Simpsons” with saving him. Prior to being hired on he was experiencing a personal and professional slump. He abruptly quit his SNL writing job with no plans other than aimlessly walking the streets of NYC for inspiration.

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b6JEj TIL that Gavrilo Princip, the assassin that killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand which triggered WW1, didn't get a death sentence nor a life sentence, but only 20 years. But he died in prison 3 years into his sentence anyways.
PgkG TIL that gynecologists train on unconscious women in hospitals, and it’s completely legal, standard procedure.
XEM7j TIL that AllSpice is not a mixed spice. Also known as Pimenta, AllSpice is made from the dried unripe fruit of Pimenta dioica and originates from Central and South American. It was named ‘Allspice’ by the English because it combined the flavours of clove, nutmeg and cinnamon
P1g4g TIL Lou Bega, famous for his version of Mambo No. 5, is German
JAk TIL In Saving Private Ryan, the two “German” soldiers shot trying to surrender were members of the Ost Battalions, prisoners froms eastern European countries invaded and forced into the German army. They were saying, “Please don’t shoot me, I am not German, I am Czech, I didn’t kill anyone!”