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TIL that when the Tennessee legislature proposed to erect a statue of Dolly Parton, she asked the legislature to remove the bill from consideration, saying it wasn't appropriate to put her on a pedestal.

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4kAjb TIL that this is one of the first crime scene photos ever taken, Featured is the corpse of Madame Debeinche, who was murdered in her Paris apartment on May 5, 1903 .
9V9Q TIL actor/martial artist Joe Son, who played “Random Task” in Austin Powers, was sentenced to life in prison in 2011 for the gang rape/torture of a woman in 1990 due to being arrested in 2008 for vandalism and submitting a DNA sample.
pPmZ TIL that PB&J sandwiches were originally considered a delicacy, only enjoyed by those of the upper class.
9wxeD TIL about the Gnomes of Wrocław. In the 1980s people in the Polish city began painting gnomes over Soviet propaganda. After the fall of the USSR, a sculptor was hired to place gnomes around the city to honor their history. Others joined in and now there are over 400 gnomes and an annual parade.
QNarX TIL Henry VIII had an illegitimate son, Henry FitzRoy. He was briefly a candidate for the English throne, and to prevent Henry VIII's marriage annulement and break from the church, the pope considered suggesting instead to allow FitzRoy to marry his own sister, Mary Tudor, and proclaimed heir