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TIL of Gödel's Loophole, an "inner contradiction" in the Constitution of the United States which would permit the American democracy to be legally turned into a dictatorship.

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Q0Je TIL Daniel Radcliffe’s stunt double for the first 6 Harry Potter movies is paralyzed from an accident on set during the filming of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
JJXv TIL a Japanese Oil Tanker captain fell into a cactus at a Santa Barbra Oil Field, provoking laughter from the local workers. 5 years later he returned in an Imperial Japanese Navy sub and made the first mainland shelling of the US at that oil field.
yQ1Vv TIL That "Las Ketchup - Asereje" does not only sound a little bit like "Rapper's Delight by the Sugarhill Gang", the song is in fact about a man named Diego, who is singing Rapper's Delight without knowing the lyrics.
Rv48 TIL The original Doritos were made at the Casa de Fritos at Disneyland in Anaheim, California. Using surplus tortillas, the company-owned restaurant cut them up, fried them, and added basic seasoning. These resembled the Mexican chilaquiles, but in this case being dry.
nWLdd TIL: Scientists have been using little crochet hats to help better study cats that suffer with chronic pain.