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TIL that when Anne Richards was running for Governor of Texas in 1991 her opponent Clayton Williams shot himself in the foot (figuratively) by stating “ Rape is like bad weather…if it’s inevitable lay back, relax and enjoy it..”

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4PMb TIL that in Paraguay, 2004, almost 400 people died and nearly 500 got injured in a supermarket fire, because the owners locked all the doors to prevent people from fleeing without paying for merchandise.
YpXxd TIL Cheddar cheese wasn't the dominantly produced cheese in Britain until WWII, when cheese factories were forced to produce Cheddar due to its high yield per litre of milk; this was necessary due to the introduction of rationing.
O9VX TIL that upon release of the famous YMCA song by Village People, the actual YMCA threatened to sue the band. The organization ultimately dropped the lawsuit when it noticed that membership significantly increased in the wake of the song’s popularity.
Z8DKB TIL Isaac Newton became a member of Parliament but only spoke once, telling someone to close the window.
KOOPR TIL: Recent Intel Chipsets Have A Built-In Hidden Computer, Running Minix With A Networking Stack And A Web Server...and someones found a way to hack it via USB (see comment)