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TIL Kaitlin Olson was accidentally waterboarded for real while filming the season 4 IASIP episode, "The Gang Solves the Gas Crisis"

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VNZ TIL Jimmy Carter saved beer by deregulating the entire beer industry
J19b8 TIL that the "dog" in hot-dog originally referred to a dachshund — the short-legged, long-bodied dog breed. German immigrants in the 1800s sold sausages they called “dachshund sausages” because of their shape. One day, a cartoonist who couldn’t spell “dachshund” just called it a hot dog 🐶🌭
VBMmD TIL Mexico, the cartel called ''Jalisco New Generation'' of the infamous drug kingpin, El Mencho initiates his adepts into cannibalism. Cartel components must first eat the toes and then the hearts of rival cartel members.
neQZY TIL high heels were originally worn by men. They were found to be extremely effective in keeping a horse riders’ feet in the stirrups, then evolved to a social status symbol, then a fashion statement.
VMlGk TIL basketball Hall of Famer Hakeem Olajuwon wore off-brand shoes. To combat the robberies and killings for shoes that was common at the time, he even released his own signature shoe with Spalding, for $34.95.