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TIL there was once a plot to assassinate Winston Churchill with an exploding chocolate bar

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9Y1br Today I learned that Elvis Costello went by the pseudonym “Napoleon Dynamite” for his 1986 LP “Blood and Chocolate.” Jared Hess, Director of the 2004 film claims there is no connection.
x61dw TIL that in 1866, Mark Twain went surfing in Hawaii.
MeQaW TIL People used to sleep indoors in ornate boxes called “box beds” or “lit close” to protect themselves from wolves, stay warm, and have some privacy.
Z81J4 TIL of the Creation Evidence Museum, a museum in Texas dedicated to the display of evidence related to creationism. One of their main exhibits is found on the second floor balcony of the museum and features prominently a 12 feet high statue of Dallas Cowboys football coach Tom Landry.
VBnAG TIL with the exception of three Canadian cities, Elvis Presley never performed outside the United States