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TIL former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue played college basketball at Georgetown.

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epDZb TIL exactly what it means to be “Hanged, drawn and quartered”: “…fastened to a hurdle, or wooden panel, and drawn by horse to the place of execution, where he was then hanged (almost to the point of death), emasculated, disembowelled, beheaded, and quartered (chopped into four pieces).”
m10dv TIL Red Bull’s famous slogan “Red Bull gives you wings” was changed to “Red Bull gives you wiiings” after a $13million lawsuit that accused the company of “fraudulent advertising” because the drink did not give people wings or elevated abilities of any kind.
ZpkB TIL during the filming of Borat, the police were called 91 times.
78k6P TIL that there is a museum dedicated to failure, which showcases failed products and services from around the world to provide visitors a fascinating learning experience.
xJ47 TIL: A judge sentenced convicted murderer William Hammons to life in prison without the possibility of parole, with one additional term: he must spend every anniversary of his victim’s death in solitary confinement.