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TIL in 2009, a student, Teunis Tenbrook, won a ten-year legal battle after his ban from Erasmus University. The ban occurred after staff and students complained they could not concentrate due to his smelly feet. A judge ruled that foot odor was not a valid reason to ban a student from a university.

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Rj9a TIL that Disney executives were initially confused by Johnny Depp’s performance as Jack Sparrow in POTC, questioning whether he was drunk or gay. The CEO of Disney proclaimed that Depp was ruining the film. Depp’s response to Disney executives was they could trust him with his choices or let him go.
GWV4 TIL that a lady had a stroke and lost movement in her left arm because of a hickey.
Bg87D TIL when the NEAR Shoemaker satellite landed on asteroid Eros in 2001, Gregory Nemitz sued NASA for parking on his property (in parking space #29) at a rate of 20¢/year
wA7W TIL that two Undercover Agents repeatedly tried to buy marijuana at the Lagunitas Brewing company taproom, but were unable to make any busts as generous patron’s kept trying to give them the drugs for free.
pOAO TIL that a Gladiator sequel script had Maximus reincarnated by the Roman gods and returned to Rome to defend Christians against persecution; then transported to other periods including WWII, the Vietnam War, and finally being a general in the Pentagon. It was rejected for being too far-fetched.