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TIL prison ships are a thing. There's actually one floating around New York.

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nWG1o TIL about Dick Stevenson, the legendary Canadian bartender who invented the “sour toe” cocktail. The drink contains a mummified human toe and in when Dick died 5 years ago, his will stated that all 10 of his toes be used in making sour toe cocktails.
xVajB TIL The original Brewster's Millions (1945) was banned in Memphis, TN because Brewster's African-American servant was "treated too well."
eNWE TIL Ant Man made his Marvel debut before Spider-Man, Hulk, Thor and Iron-Man.
0w8Q1 TIL In 1891 women throughout Victoria went door to door, gathering signatures for a women’s suffrage petition, which became known as the ‘Monster Petition'. The petition was approximately 260 metres long and contained nearly 30,000 signatures, including that of Jane Munro, the Premier’s wife.
7E4M TIL that Michael Jordan forced Chicago Bulls GM Jerry Krause to sign a clause titled the “love of the game clause” that allowed him to play basketball whenever and wherever he wanted, whether it be a pickup game at the park or a scrimmage with college kids.