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TIL that in 1931, after Texas Rangers barricaded a bridge spanning the TX-OK border, Oklahoma Gov. “Alfalfa Bill” Murray appeared at the site armed with a revolver, backed by the Okla. National Guard, to reopen the bridge. The bloodless “Red River Bridge War” even got the attention of Adolf Hitler.

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E1NDd TIL of people who drill holes into their skulls and advocate the health benefits. They call it "Trepanning" and believe it can benefit brain health and mood disorders. Two men in Utah were charged for performing the procedure on a woman without a medical license. There is no evidence of benefit.
x6EW5 TIL: "Stone gambling" is a thing in China, where you buy uncut jadeite stones from vendors to cut open to see if there is high quality jadeite. It experienced a resurgence recently due to live streaming where streamers record themselves cutting open jadeite they bought reigniting the craze.
A7Yo TIL Bill Murray got arrested for suspicion of DUI after stealing a golf cart from a hotel and driving through the streets of Holmlund, Sweden
rRNwM TIL iPhone users can rapidly press the power button five times to show a slider for calling emergency services.
YR6x TIL That a photo exists of a man born 246 years ago. That man is John Quincy Adams (b. 1767)