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TIL that the FBI started compiling a file on Sacha Baron Cohen while he was filming ‘Borat’ after receiving numerous complaints about a strange man travelling around the country in an ice cream truck.

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R55yl TIL Claire Chennault, leader of the Flying Tigers and eventual 14th Air Force Commander, built a brothel. "His men were going to visit brothels, regardless of what the rules said," and it was "better to have his "boys" visit a brothel that was regularly inspected to reduce venereal diseases."
QJB7a TIL Connie Mack, manager of the Philadelphia Athletics for 50 years holds the managerial records for most wins and most losses
N7wyM TIL When Ringo Starr temporarily left the Beatles in 1968 because he felt side-lined, his fellow Beatles sent him a telegram telling him that he was the best drummer in the world and that they loved him. He returned, and found his drumkit covered in flowers, spelling out "Welcome Back, Ringo.".
JYxW4 TIL Stieg Larsson, author of 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' part of the Millennium trilogy, died in 2004 due to a heart attack. The Milennium trilogy was published posthumously & has sold over 80 million copies today.
JYdbk TIL In 2013 Belgium printed half a million postage stamps that smelled and tasted like chocolate as a celebration of the country’s chocolatiers.