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TIL Napoleon Bonaparte thought torture should be abolished because the information obtained from it is worthless.

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6EADJ TIL that the bodies on display in "Bodies: The Exhibition" were likely not donated voluntarily. They are believed to be the remains of executed prisoners.
wLgDY TIL LL Cool J's wife wouldn't talk to him for 2 weeks after she saw the "Doin' It" music video, which features a woman licking his face.
8aelL TIL Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins owns National Wrestling Alliance (NWA)
AXow TIL of Jack Churchill - He’s the only man with a confirmed Longbow kill in WWII. He carried a longbow, broadsword, and bagpipes. He played the pipes before battles, and survived the war.
Br1Zk TIL the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon is where one stumbles upon some obscure piece of information—often an unfamiliar word or name—and soon afterwards encounters the same subject again, often repeatedly.