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TIL that contrary to popular belief, Blackbeard never killed or tortured those he held captive. Many of the misbeliefs were created by british propaganda and modern movie industry. Source in the last paragraph of the intro

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PlkE TIL: William “Bud” Post won $16.2 million in a lottery, and after his brother tried to kill him, his ex-wife sued him, and he was arrested multiple times, he ended up dying with $1 million in debt.
ymZa TIL it costs $175 to propose during a Cubs game at Wrigley Field while it costs $2,500 at a Dodgers game
BYpk TIL Numerous people have been killed singing the Frank Sinatra song “My Way” in karaoke bars in the Philippines. The news media has recorded at least half a dozen “My Way Killings” in the last decade, and many bars have removed the song from their playbooks.
PYYKE TIL the Wizard of Oz Munchkins were drunken sex maniacs
D18Np TIL that there is an iland whose administration alternates between France(1 August – 31 January) and Spain(1 February – 31 July) every 6 month. This is the only example in contemporary international relations of alternating sovereignty over the same territory.