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TIL no Egyptian president has left office without being arrested or dying

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6by8 TIL in a 1993 episode of Seinfeld, Elaine was dating a guy who shared a named with serial killer Joel Rifkin. She suggested to him that he change his name to O.J. like the football player. The following year O.J. was charged with double murder.
J17nB TIL that because giraffes are prey animals and have adapted to survive on less sleep, in uncomfortable positions, and to avoid becoming dinner, they often sleep two to a hammock.
OO6X TIL: the nazis intentionally flooded a region and introduced malaria carrying mosquitoes to stop the Allied advance. It didn’t kill any allied forced, but did kill 50k Italians.
epnkJ TIL Sophie, a pet Australian cattle dog, fell from a boat in choppy waters off the coast of Queensland and swam 5 nautical miles to St. Bees Island. She lived off the land for 5 months until she was captured by rangers who believed she was a wild dog and subsequently reunited with her family.
vP4n4 TIL that Marilyn Monroe was a method actor. She studied with the method acting pioneer Lee Strasberg, who also taught actors such as Al Pacino, Robert De Niro and James Dean.