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TIL Hollywood’s shortest marriage was between Jean Acker and Rudolph Valentino. After the wedding ceremony, Acker locked Valentino out of their honeymoon suite. He left after 20 minutes.

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XEwOQ TIL that a child prince from the Khwarezmian Empire was sold as a slave after the Mongols invaded their land and killed his family. He arrived in Egypt and rose among the ranks until he became Sultan. He then served the Mongols one of their first major defeats in history. A Historical turning point.
Z8OrR TIL about Kate Warne, America's first female detective, who in 1861, in the guise of a "rich southern lady visiting Baltimore," infiltrated a secessionist social gathering and revealed a plot to assassinate Abraham Lincoln before he took office.
XE50D TIL that on his 20th birthday, comedian Bill Murray joked about having two bombs in his luggage but instead was caught smuggling ten pounds of marijuana. He was convicted and sentenced to probation.
e0Mgn TIL that most of the tree is literally dead wood.
VMnmp TIL The bailiff on Judge Judy makes $1 million a year