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TIL Dr. Phil does not have an active licence to practice psychology, and the California Board of Psychology determined that he does not require one because his show involves “entertainment” rather than psychology.

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brg9 TIL there’s a water slide in Germany which is so intense, that women are banned from riding it
b9b7 TIL: The Fallen Astronaut Memorial sculpture and plaque (the only piece of art on the moon) was smuggled onto Apollo 15 and installed in Mons Hadley without the knowledge of NASA and has not been commercialized.
RJA4 TIL in 1933 America’s most decorated Marine, General Smedley Butler, told the House of Representatives that wealthy businessmen tried to recruit him in a coup to overthrow President Roosevelt and install a fascist government.
ZaPG TIL that Bill Watterson, creator of Calvin and Hobbes, is worth $450 million dollars.
1angV TIL The sibling Roman Emperors Caracalla and Geta hated each other so much that they divided the imperial palace in two like some kind of contrived sitcom plot