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TIL a psychic sued her hospital for neutralising her psychic powers with a CAT scan. A jury agreed and she won $988,000.

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1aL07 TIL Ted Cassidy, who played "Lurch" on the 1964 TV show "The Addams Family," put out a record and appeared in a dance number on "Shindig"
56Nn TIL in 1867 after Union soldiers set fire to Columbia, SC, the New York Fire Dep. raised money for a hose carriage; Colombia promised to return the favor whenever New York needed it. Shortly after 9/11, Colombia Fire Dep. followed up and raised money for a new fire truck for the NYPD.
XE18 TIL Horny Dolphins in the Caymans are Assaulting Divers
BrPYL TIL that the TIE fighters in Star Wars were named that way because George Lucas thought they looked like bow ties.
a8rBJ TIL that the guy who wrote “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer” is now an 87-year old competitive runner, having won multiple national and international competitions in his age group.