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TIL that while Scientology and Dianetics bemoan any drug or Alcohol use, L. Ron Hubbard drank a bottle of scotch a day, used amphetamines and was addicted to phenobarbital.

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4o55 TIL during the Battle of the Bulge, American MPs trying to uncover German infiltrators would ask soldiers questions only a real American would know. General Omar Bradley was briefly detained after he “incorrectly” identified Springfield as the capital of Illinois. The MP thought it was Chicago.
xVNDo TIL when the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre in 1911, Pablo Picasso was brought in for questioning in relation to the theft.
6EjpQ TIL there's an annual competition in Cumbria, England for the title of "World's Biggest Liar." Only one woman has won in the history of the contest and politicians are not allowed to enter.
Qndd TIL that FDR was so tired of the Supreme Court ruling his new laws unconstitutional, that he was going to use a loophole in the constitution to “pack” the courts with as many as 5 new pro-new deal justices. His ploy worked and the court started to rule in favor of his legislation.
ne8rr TIL Syphilis was known as the "French disease" in Europe as is rumored to have been conceived in the 15th century after the French army was celebrating a victory in Naples, Italy