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TIL King Zog of Albania survived 55 assasination attempts

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4ED5 TIL a man deposited a junk promotional check as a joke at his bank and they accepted it, putting $95K into his account.
BrQ1k TIL that the phrase "Mad as a hatter" was born because men who worked in the hattery industry was suffering from mercury poisoning due the substance being used in the process of hat making.
5VgBP TIL A High School Teacher who coerced teens into posing for explicit photos was caught because a Janitor cleaning his office saw a CD labeled "300" thinking it was the Zack Snyder film. He played it and discovered the photos.
QJaNE TIL the Prince of Egypt titular music "Let my People Go" was composed by Hans Zimmer(Transformers, the Rock, Inception, Nolan's Batman trilogy, Call of Duty:Modern Warfare 2, etc.)
aeYJ TIL that pirates did actually follow a code of conduct (or “Articles of Agreement”), though specific rules varied between crews. Examples include democratic voting, no striking of another crew member while onboard, and specific sharing of “prizes” depending on rank.