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TIL Abercrombie & Fitch offered the cast of Jersey Shore "substantial payment" to stop wearing their brand

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JPrm TIL: Even as an adult, Christian VII of Denmark remained childish and playful. Diplomats complained that, when he was discussing affairs of state with them, without warning he would slap them violently round the face.
7eAM TIL Buddy Hollys wife upon hearing on the news of her husbands death had a miscarriage the next day leading authorities to adopt a policy in the coming months not to release victim names till their families have been informed
BMZe TIL A Party conference in Soviet Moscow ended with a tribute to Stalin. Nobody wanted to be the first to stop clapping. After 11 minutes of clapping a factory director stopped first and everybody else followed. That night he was sent to a gulag for 10 years.
e0Lmk TIL In 1505 the world's first portable pocket-sized clock was invented. It acquired the name watch from sailors who used it to replace the hourglasses they used to time their 4-hour shifts of duty, or watches.
VMabG TIL 'Bhang' is an edible cannabis product that has been used in India since 1000 BC