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TIL that the sadistic captain of the guard in The Shawshank Redemption is also the voice actor for Mr Krabs

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OopXg TIL that the same car (a 1907 Contal Mototri) that finished the Peking to Paris race in 1907 finished the motor rally again in 2019.
woJr7 TIL Japanese artist Hitomi Terasawa drew the inner workings of the Kowloon Walled City before it was razed in 1994
jd5N TIL In ancient China, during the Imperial Exams people were isolated in small rooms for 3 days with only a jug of water, a chamber pot, and writing supplies. To prevent favoritism official typists would copy all the exams so the examiners wouldn’t recognize the handwriting of the exam takers.
VBwoD TIL in 1898, dissatisfied with the city leadership of Wilmington North Carolina, Alfred Moore Waddell led a mob to overthrow it and took over as mayor for eight years. He faced little opposition from the US government and no real consequences.
dBa9 TIL in parts of Britain if someone is wronging you, you can get on your knees and cry “Hear me! Hear me! Come to my aid, my Prince, for someone does me wrong” and then recite the Lord’s Prayer in French, and the other person is legally required to stop what he’s doing or pay a penalty