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TIL in the early 1920s a prostitute died at a drunken orgy hosted by President Warren Harding.

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0LyA TIL Francis Ford Coppola was so frustrated that studios wouldn’t let him make ‘Apocalypse Now’ that he threw his 5 Oscars out the window, mangling them. His mother got them replaced by the Academy by blaming the housemaid.
VrkD TIL In 1996 the infamous serial killer ‘The Yorkshire Ripper’ was almost strangled to death in custody, before being saved by serial killer Kenneth Erskine aka 'The Stockwell Strangler’.
l7ZMV TIL that some sharks can "walk" on land. The epaulette shark can move across land using its fins, a fascinating adaptation that allows it to move between tide pools when the water recedes.
16yGO TIL about Dome Argus in Antarctica, likely the coldest naturally occurring place on Earth with temperatures reaching 144 degrees Fahrenheit below zero (-98 °C). It is Antarctica's highest ice dome and also one of the world's driest places, receiving only 0.4 to 1.2 inches (1-3 cm) of snow per year.
Bg8bL TIL in 2012, Adidas withdrew its plans to sell a sneaker which featured affixed rubber shackles after significant criticism that the shackles invoked the painful image of slavery. In a tweet, the designer of the shoe responded that the sneaker was inspired by a childhood toy called "My Pet Monster"