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TIL George Carlin was court-martialed three times in less than three years during his service in the Air Force, once for smoking a joint in the crawlspace of a B-47.

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epeRJ TIL of The Sawback Blade Bayonet. A German knife used in WW1 that would pull out the insides of it's victims and cause inevitable and painful death. They were recalled by the German military because British and French soldiers would torture and kill any soldiers caught with one, on principle.
7rP8L TIL 676 human skulls was unearthed under the Metropolitan Cathedral of Mexico City. These were the first evidence found that the Aztecs sacrificed women and children that they captured from other nations. As of 2017, the bottom of the pile of skulls still hasn't been reached by excavations.
ANxJn TIL an analysis of the judges at the California State Fair wine competition (the oldest in North America) found that they "constantly" contradicted themselves; only about one in ten regularly rated the same wine in a similar manner each time.
9YEGr TIL babies born on planes flying over US territory are granted American citizenship at birth.
XEaRr TIL Wendy’s founder Dave Thomas holds the record for most advertisements by one person in history, appearing in over 800 commercials.