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TIL Louis Armstrong asked Richard Nixon to carry his bags through customs for him because he ‘was an old man’. The bags had marijuana in them.

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PYRKO TIL Kanō Jigorō, creator of judo, also served as the Japanese representative to many Olympics and had a pivotal role in securing Japan's bid for the 1940 Olympics. He was indifferent towards the inclusion of judo, however, as it was not "mere sport" but rather "a principle of life, art and science."
LkPnp TIL that Oleandrin was purported as a promising cancer treatment in a 2013 study, however, the study was retracted (by the publisher) in 2016 because it contained plagiarized materials from user-generated web articles.
EgGd TIL that 48% of black women are infected with genital herpes
pm9A TIL that the creators of South Park, the Simpsons and King of the Hill really hate Family Guy.
M7KYA TIL the Big Box store concept was pioneered by the Rhode Island based Ann & Hope retailer. The Kmart and Walmart founders, among others, borrowed features for their own stores.