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TIL that latchkey incontinence is the phenomenon where the closer that one gets to the restroom, the more urgently one has to use the restroom

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16RMP TIL about the ghost army of WWII. Special troops used to deceive German command about the size, location, and plans using impersonation, prop equipment, and radio misinformation.
yV5Pv TIL After Losing the Civil War, the Vice-President of the Confederacy, Alexander H. Stephens, was elected to the U.S. Senate, House, and was Governor of Georgia until 1883
nWre9 TIL - Hyperinflation in Zimbabwe caused their currency to be abandoned as worthless in favour of the dollar. Zimbabwe's peak month of inflation was estimated at 79.6 billion percent month-on-month, 89.7 sextillion percent year-on-year in mid-November 2008
W7GeX TIL that only the Gospel of Matthew claims Judas betrayed Jesus for 30 pieces of silver. Luke and John suggest he was possessed by Satan, while Mark gives no motive. Mark is also the only book to claim he committed suicide, with Acts suggesting he felt no remorse and died accidentally.
KYvwR TIL that LBJ took his oath of office on a Roman Catholic missal from JFK's desk despite not being Catholic; he mistook the missal for a Bible.