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TIL corn flakes were invented to cure masturbation.

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wkNM TIL that a movie director faced life in prison because his movie looked so realistic people thought the actors were actually filmed while being murdered. That is until they showed up in court. The film remains banned and/or heavily edited in several countries to this day.
Z8Pga TIL the train schedule in Tokyo is so reliable that if they run more than 5 minutes late, they issue a note to passengers to prove to their employers that it was the train's fault they were late to work
rROx4 TIL Shaggy's real name is Norville Rogers
LQmLP TIL the "S." in US Civil War General and President Ulysses S. Grant doesn't stand for anything and was a result of a filing error on his application to the United States Military Academy at West Point.
RWl TIL Harry Truman, on a visit to Disneyland, refused to go on the Dumbo ride so that he would not be associated with the Republican party.