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[TIL] The "Lorem ipsum.." placeholder text is part of 2000 year old philosophical text "de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum" written by Cicero in 45 BC

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yQbZX TIL of Clarence Elkins, who was wrongly imprisoned for the murder of his mother-in-law and assault of his 6-year-old niece. His wife worked hard to exonerate him and found a likely suspect who was in the same jail as him. Clarence collected a cigarette he’d used. His DNA matched.
gM91A TIL in 2010 famous comedy venue The Laugh Factory hired an in-house psychologist for the club's comedians who has maintained an office upstairs ever since. This was partly in response to many recent comedian suicides.
W7XRL TIL that at one point, in 2020, the world's last Blockbuster in Bend, Oregon hosted 90s-themed sleepovers via Airbnb
78ywM TIL one day, Robbie Williams woke up to find a stalker in his bedroom and initially mistook her for a cleaning lady. She gave him a handjob and left. Years later, he told his band members, who immediately recognized her because she had bragged about the incident, though no one had believed her.
MMAK TIL there is a $5 fine at the flight school Top Gun for any staff member who references the movie.