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TIL that "Gish gallop" is a debate technique that focuses on overwhelming an opponent with as many arguments as possible without regard for accuracy or strength of the arguments

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JO41 TIL that while serving time in prison, rapper Tupac Shakur was asked for his autograph by a skinhead who said it was for his younger cousin. Tupac obliged, later saying that it made him feel like he accomplished something.
AND9g TIL that the act of vomiting involves a complex series of chain-link reactions by your body that connect to a "vomit center" in the brain. The lower digestive system in cases of perceived poisoning shuts down and causes the stomach to convulse in order to bring everything back up the way it came in.
LkEnV TIL that Jared Fogle, in a last ditch effort to get his conviction overturned, claimed to be a "sovereign citizen" and filed a motion rejecting the court's authority to convict him. It was rejected.
O1m7 TIL that Steven Spielberg waited 10 years after being given the story Schindler’s List to make the film, as he didn’t feel mature enough at the time.
v1MkB TIL football, baseball, basketball and hockey were all invented by Canadians.