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TIL The Empire State Building was temporarily "stolen" by the New York Daily News in 2008 to demonstrate how easy it was to fraudulently transfer property deeds. The paperwork included the names Fay Wray and Willie Sutton.

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0yJN TIL George Washington died when his doctors tried to cure his epiglottitis (i.e. inflamed throat) with blood letting. He lost more than half his blood before they stopped the treatment, and died just hours later.
Q1Xk TIL that the Rolling Stones were so impressed with the backup singer’s voice in “gimme shelter” that you can hear them hooting in the background. They kept it in the studio recording as well.
xV9Eo TIL the only ruling monarch in the world who speaks Czech fluently is the King of Cambodia
OoWn7 TIL Benjamin Paddock, an American bank robber & con man who was on the FBI Ten Most Wanted fugitives list from 1969 to 1977 when escaping prison in 1968, was the father of Stephen Paddock (the Route 91 mass shooter)
DQn8J TIL The town of Dish, Texas was renamed in 2000 as part of an agreement with the cable company and provided residents free TV service and a DVR