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TIL that Johnny Cash's estate had to turn down an ad campaign to use Ring of Fire for hemorrhoid-relief medication

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DYvY TIL that on this day, June 25th, 137 years ago, two Cheyenne women shoved their sewing awls into the dead George Armstrong Custer’s ears, so he would ‘hear better in the afterlife’ because he had broken his promise to Chief Stone Forehead never to fight against Native Americans again.
a4kM TIL that during his execution by firing squad, Marshal Ney of France was permitted to give the order to fire himself.
d8Gb9 TIL Roman Emperor Valerian was captured in battle by Persian Emperor Shapur I and what happened after is unknown. Stories include being a slave and footstool, being forced to swallow molten gold, being flayed and his skin taken as a prize, and building Caesar's Dam near Susa before being released.
b60Q7 TIL about Atomic Gardening, where plants are subjected to radiation in hope of creating useful hybrids. And it's still done today.
J1N4m TIL comedian Ike Barinholz has won the 6th highest amount of game show winnings in America