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TIL President Johnson would regularly expose himself, and when asked why we were in Vietnam, pulled his penis out and said “This is why.”

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nWlb TIL that in 1860 when Julia Pastrana, a woman who was very hairy and had ape like facial features, died, her husband mummified her and their dead baby’s remains to further exploit them at “freak shows.” Julia’s corpse was buried just this year and the baby’s corpse was eaten by mice in 1976.
pY47O TIL in 2018 a Missouri deer hunter convicted of poaching hundreds of deer was forced to watch the animated film “Bambi” once a month for the duration of his one year prison sentence
epKrJ TIL the dreaded Emperor in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back was portrayed by Marjorie Eaton, an adorable little-old-lady 😍🥰!
nWpdW TIL that the world’s largest corn maze is in Spring Grove, IL, at Richardson Farm, and they host The World's Largest Corn Maze Run. The 5 K Run has over 250 turns.
JQMQ TIL that the “Fi” in “WiFi” doesn’t mean anything (including Wireless Fidelity). The creators just called it that because it rhymed with “HiFi”.