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TIL a meteor had fallen in the kingdom of Emperor Qin Shi Huang, and on it someone had written "The First Emperor will die and his land will be divided." When he heard this, he sent someone to investigate who did it, and when no one admitted, all the people living nearby the meteor were killed.

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xaOo TIL in the scene in Inglorious Bastards where Dianne Kruger is being strangled it was actually Quentin Tarantino choking her out because he thinks that fake strangling never looks real in movies.
KZRQ TIL of a Jehovah’s Witness who was temporarily incapacitated following a car accident. Her doctor transfused her with blood which saved her life, despite knowing she had signed a card requesting this not be done. Following her recovery she successfully sued the doctor for battery.
epPXE TIL attendance at Detroit Tigers’ home games in 1976—excluding the home opener—was 33,649 in the 18 games started by Mark Fidrych and just 15,147 in games started by other pitchers, amounting to a 122.2 percent increase in attendance to watch the charismatic right-hander.
78nEX TIL that the official residence of the US vice president is on the grounds of the US Naval Observatory to save money and that, by law, it is still officially the "official temporary residence" of the vice president.
6E0El TIL about the 1998 AFF match, in which neither Thailand nor Indonesia wanted to win as the winner would have to face Vietnam. Indonesia scored an own goal to face Singapore, the 'easier opposition'. Thailand lost to Vietnam, Indonesia lost to Singapore, and Singapore went on to win the tournament.