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TIL Austrian rightwing politician Ernst Starhemberg died from a heart attack while he assaulted a paparazzi for taking a picture of him

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ZpKka TIL Larry Bird Once Played A Game Mostly With His Left Hand Because He Wanted to Save His Right for the Next Game Against the Lakers.
woK1o TIL In Georgia, there's a stray dog who has made it his job to protect this kindergarten class so they can cross the street safely. He shows up every single day, even barking at cars that don't stop.
KOLAG TIL about, "The Thing." It was an American seal gifted to the American ambassador to Russia. Contained in it was one of the first examples of a passive listening device that was powered by an external radio source. It also hung in his study for 7 years.
ANlyw TIL When the first volume of One Piece was released, creator Eiichiro Oda & his editor hid in a bookstore and waited to see if anyone would buy it. When they witnessed a little boy buying the book, they screamed & shouted with pure joy!
QNxla TIL of the water fluoridation controversy. During the 1950s and 1960s, conspiracy theorists claimed that adding fluoride to water was a communist plot to undermine American public health.