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TIL that White Star crewmembers on the Titanic were considered fired as of the moment it sank

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olAA TIL in 2002 Russell Brand wanked off a man in the toilet of gay bar in Soho for his documentary show RE:Brand (NSFW)
QJZap TIL Mantan Moreland was almost one of the three stooges that was supposed to replace Shemp Howard after his death
vP0VL TIL The Catholic order of the Jesuits managed to create what is described as a "socialist Theocracy" among native Americans living near the Rio de la Plata, they also armed the native Americans with then modern weaponry to defend themselves against incursions by slave traders into their territory.
V4LB TIL that the widely distributed Sears Roebuck catalog was also used as a popular substitute for toilet paper until it began to be printed on glossy paper (at which point some people wrote to the company to complain).
b64wa TIL that Roman Polanski was originally going to plead guilty to charges in return for no jail. However, after hearing the judge was planning to go back on his word and jail him, Polanski fled the United States never to return.