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TIL that in 2011, Steven Seagal drove a tank into a house. Killing about 100 roosters and a puppy. He later said he did it because "Animal cruelty is one of my pet peeves"

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7JrZ TIL that Switzerland has accidentally “invaded” Liechtenstein three times.
1aNoP TIL magpie birds in Australia regularly swoop-attack cyclists and walkers who get too close to their nests. Thousands of attacks happen annually, mostly a nuisance but also causing hundreds of injuries. In 2018, a toddler sitting in a stroller was almost blinded by a magpie attacking his face.
QJxxp TIL "High" in High Crimes and Misdemeanors refers to "the office, not the offense" in fact, "the offense may not even be a breach of criminal statute" this is due to more being expected from our leaders and can even include dishonesty and abuse of authority.
nRR7 TIL that the common heart shape (♥) is quite possibly based on a seed that was used for birth control in ancient times.
BrKar TIL: Because the movie 12 Angry men (1957) didn’t make a profit, Henry Fonda never received his deferred salary. Despite this setback, he always saw the movie as one of the three best he ever made. The others being The Grapes of Wrath and The Ox-Bow Incident.