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TIL that French writer Volataire’s last words were, after being asked by a priest to denounce the devil, “Now is not the time for making new enemies.”

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GAWK1 TIL about Maria Spelterini, who in 1876 became the first (and only) woman to cross Niagara Falls on a tightrope. She crossed several more times with increasingly difficult handicaps: peach baskets strapped to her feet, blindfolded, and with her wrists and ankles shackled together.
7k8b TIL a man called 68 fast food restaurants claiming to be a cop and convinced the restaurant manager to strip teenage employees. He convinced one manager to slap the buttocks of the victim. McDonald’s publicly blamed the victims.
kJwyE TIL Famous American actor George Raft claims to have lost $10 million dollars during his career. He faced financial difficulties later in his life, and is quoted saying this about his wealth: 'Part of it went on gambling, and part of it went on women. The rest I spent foolishly.'
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