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TIL A woman married 25 years who quickly divorced her husband without telling him she had just won the lottery was forced to pay him all of her winnings

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8aAY4 TIL In 1972, Neil Armstrong visited the town of Langholm, Scotland. In which he was read a 400 year old law declaring any Armstrong caught in the town should be hanged
b9Jb0 TIL: Texas was the first state in the United States to decriminalize marijuana possession, making under 4oz a misdemeanor on August 27th, 1973
1aREX TIL "Classy" Freddie Blassie, who wrestled between 1950 to 1970 was so hated that he had been stabbed 21 times by different fans and even had acid thrown at him during a match. He also caused multiple heart attacks in Japan after brutalising Japanese hero Rikidōzan during a match.
RAa9 TIL the first firecrackers originated when Chinese villagers burned green bamboo, which grows so fast that air pockets get trapped inside of it and explode with a loud bang when heated.
0K45 TIL that the “Atari Shuffle” was a trick used to get free plays from early coin-op arcade games. The trick involved players shuffling their feet to build a static charge, which could then be used to zap the machine into giving them a free game. (Referenced at 1:02)