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TIL Christopher Walken worked as a lion tamer as a teenager.

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kO4eB TIL since the Federal Witness Protection Program was started in 1971, not one of the 8,500 witnesses or the 9,900 family members participating has been harmed. According to Gerald Shur, its creator, 95% of those who enter the program are "what we call criminals".
GY4KQ TIL In Las Vegas, there is a hospital-themed hooters restaurant called the "Heart Attack Grille" which allows anyone who weighs more than 350 lbs to eat for free. Customers must wear a hospital gown while staff are dressed like nurses and doctors.
npbb TIL that former Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko was deliberately poisoned, which became apparent as his complexion seemed to age decades over the course of months.
mvWy TIL that bystanders in China are afraid to help in an accident because a court precedent assigned blame to the helper
l7pOa TIL in 1391, Geoffrey Chaucer, famous for the Cantebury Tales, also wrote what is considered the oldest written work in English about an elaborate scientific instrument--"A Treatise on the Astrolabe"