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TIL if you are an alcoholic at an airport, and feel tempted to head to one of the bars, instead have “Bill W.” paged over the loudspeaker. This is an AA code known by its members; if another AA member hears the page, he/she will come meet you and help you stay away from the bar.

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WkwBY TIL during a gunfight between an off-duty sheriff’s deputy and two suspects, the deputy managed to fire a bullet straight down the barrel of one of the suspects guns. Investigators later said it was a “one in a billion shot”. One suspect was shot in the leg and arrested, while the other got away.
E15E0 TIL about David Edmondson, who lied on his resume to get a position as a Vice President of Marketing at RadioShack in the 90's. He worked his way up over 11 years to become CEO and resigned in disgrace after it was revealed his resume was falsified.
GYNZG TIL to cure constipation on their expedition, Lewis & Clark were given packs of "thunderclappers": laxatives made of 60% mercury. Archaeologists can track the route of the expedition by following mercury deposits.
okQE TIL that there was widespread and violent persecution of Jehovah’s Witnesses during WWII due to their refusal to salute the flag, with the ACLU recording nearly 1500 attacks over a 5 month period around the country.
E1NWV TIL that in 1975 David Bowie and Dennis Hopper broke into a psychiatric ward wearing spacesuits to deliver cocaine to Iggy Pop.