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TIL a M1892 revolver was recovered from the USS Maine after it exploded in Havana Harbor in 1898. It was gifted to Theodore Roosevelt, before he was President. He used this revolver in the charge up San Juan Hill. The gun was stolen twice while on display. Once in 1963 and then again in 1990.

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5VnnR TIL Roseanne Barr pitched a version of UK series "Absolutely Fabulous" starring Carrie Fisher and Bond villain Barbara Carrera for ABC. According to the network in 1996, "they rejected the show’s original sex-and-drugs-packed script." HBO was also interested, according to Barr's then publicist.
4XXMg TIL in 1695 six pirate captains banded together to capture the Ganj-i-Sawal, a Mughal treasure ship. They are believed have seized as much as £600,000 (approximately $121 million in today's currency), possibly the most from any single ship in history, as well as a relative of the Mughal Emperor.
OoKma TIL Robert Healey spent $35.31 on a third party RI gubernatorial campaign & won 22% of the vote. Healey ran on the Cool Moose Party ticket for Governor in the 1990s & won 39% of the vote for lieutenant governor on a platform of abolishing the office.
9wlWG TIL when Michael Jackson wanted to fire his father as a manager in 1979, he sent Joe documents when he (MJ) wasn't home. When they met to discuss, MJ brought his advisor along so he wouldn't be alone with Joe. “The fact you can’t even talk to me unless you have this guy here. It hurts me, Michael"
vP8OR TIL The Order of Assassins (1090 - 1275) were a Shia Islamic order in the Middle East. The Arabic term hashishi (consumer of hashish), a derogatory term for the order, became the root of the term “assassin”. The modern term assassination is believed to stem from the tactics used by the Assassins.