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TIL After doctors in Texas declared a man ‘brain dead’, ordered denial of food and water, the father of the patient pulled a gun on hospital staff to stop them from killing him and served time in jail – the patient is alive today

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JY0AV TIL of Sanford B. Dole, who became the President of the Republic of Hawaii, after a pro-American coup d'état overthrew the Hawaiian monarch. His government secured Hawaii's annexation by the United States. His cousin founded the pineapple company that would become the Dole Food Company.
QRjM TIL that after the Muhammed cartoons controversy, an Iranian newspaper launched the ‘Holocaust Cartoon Competition’ to denounce “Western hypocrisy on freedom of speech”. The Danish journalist behind Muhammed cartoons said they’ll publish the Holocaust cartoons but he was ultimately fired.
N7YJ TIL that if you go anywhere outside the US border, when you return the government can detain you for as long as they want, as well as search and seize any of your property they want, an activity American citizens are supposed to be protected from by the 4th Amendment to the Constitution.
xVlQ0 TIL after she was burned at the stake, Joan of Arcs brothers hired an imposter so they could collect on her good name fraudulently.
0VNv TIL Charles Rigoulot, a french weightlifter, was jailed for hitting a Nazi guard, but broke out of his jail cell by bending the bars. He allowed other prisoners to escape as well. Then beat the guard who jailed him.