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TIL that after the fall of Singapore in WWII the Japanese executed men with tattoos, on the basis that they were probably criminals

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47Rb TIL aussie comedian was arrested for his police jokes which he performed with detectives in the audience. He was taken to court but was dismissed after the judge tried to hold back his laughter.
aKRy TIL that in 1982 3 men spent more than six months living on a billboard in an attempt to outlast the others to win a radio contest for a $18,000 home. One of the men was arrested half way into the contest for selling weed from on top of the billboard.
oBXxL TIL in 1969 Johnny Carson made a lucky guess about the Oscar winners for Best Picture and Best Supporting Actor, that led to firings in PriceWaterhouse since they believed someone had leaked the information.
Yp7kW TIL that bars in Philadelphia used to have "piss troughs" at the base so that gentlemen could micturate without needing to get off of the barstool.
yVZOJ TIL that the formal name for baby teeth in mammals is "deciduous" teeth, the same word used to refer to trees who uniformly shed and regrow their leaves.