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TIL In 2010 a man was forced at knife-point to eat his own beard during a dispute over a lawnmower sale.

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e0XkE TIL after listening to Standing Bear (Ponca) lecture in 1879, Helen Hunt Jackson researched the mistreatment of Indians at the Astor Library. She was inspired to write A Century of Dishonor and sent a copy to each member of Congress on her own dime. It was dismissed as sentimental.
LkVyP TIL the marching song for the US 1st Marine Division is the Australian song Waltzing Matilda, due to the division's close relationship with Australia during WWII.
RV56 TIL the Soviet Union built the world’s first laser tank. (x-post from /r/TankPorn).
ORm7 TIL A man tried to rob two banks after covering his face with lemon juice in the mistaken belief that, because lemon juice is usable as invisible ink, it would prevent his face from being recorded on surveillance cameras.
kpBe TIL due to a case of mistaken identity, Guy Goma, who thought he was at a job interview, accidentally ended up on live tv, posing as a technology expert and commenting on a complicated legal case involving apple