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TIL Hannibal Buress found a lookalike on social media, and sent him to the premiere of Spider-man: Homecoming in his place.

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1Drd TIL Venus flytraps were believed to be an alien species because they seemed to grow in places where meteorites were found. It was thought they had been brought to Earth by meteors.
epREJ TIL former US President John Tyler joined the Confederates in the American Civil War. Tyler's death was the only one in presidential history not to be officially recognized in Washington, because of his allegiance to the Confederate States of America.
wd77 TIL The man who accused Michael Jackson of molesting his son in a 1993 lawsuit claimed his son revealed he had been molested while under anesthesia during a dental procedure he (the father) was preforming. The son was later granted a permanent restraining order against his father.
yZWM TIL, NSFW: A Playboy Centerfold was the standard test image by which graphic designers measured and compared advances in color, transitions, uniform regions, sharp edges, and electronic transmission.
78DEZ TIL that during the Cold War, the U.S. once accidentally dropped a nuclear bomb on North Carolina. Although it failed to detonate, it was later revealed that only a single safety switch prevented a catastrophic explosion.