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TIL When asked about one of her 9 marriages, Zsa Zsa Gabor responded: “I’m a marvelous housekeeper. Every time I leave a man I keep his house.”

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OGBeX TIL alcohol sales are prohibited in some parts of the US on Sunday due to "Blue laws" which originate from religious beliefs that people should not drink during the Sabbath. Due to separation between church and state, the reason was changed to "curbing excessive alcohol consumption".
GYWaJ TIL that while competing at the 2002 World Junior Championships at the age of 15, Bolt became so nervous from the crowd's expectations that he put his shoes on the wrong feet. Nevertheless, he won the race, becoming the world's youngest junior gold medallist.
E1AK7 TIL Getting bit by a Brazilian Wandering Spider can cause “a long, painful erection to human males” due to the venom increasing nitric oxide, a chemical that increases blood flow
41Na TIL the term “junkie” comes from the fact that recreational heroin users in the early 1900s would collect and sell scrap metal to pay for their heroin.
YpBpx TIL Morton's fork is a type of false dilemma in which contradictory observations lead to the same conclusion. Asserting that a person suspected of a crime who is acting nervously must have something to hide, while a person who acts calmly and confidently must be skilled at hiding something.