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TIL that Andy Dick has been to rehab 20 times.

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96EG TIL in 1993 a Scotsman was asked to confirm to the court that he was the person summoned. He replied “aye”, but was then told he had to answer yes or no. He replied “aye” again and was imprisoned for 90 minutes for contempt of court. On his release he said “I genuinely thought I was answering him”.
9wwG TIL during the Munich Massacre, the camera crews filmed the actions and broadcasted it live on TV, so the terrorists were able to watch the police prepare an attack.
D1JGJ TIL a herpetologist is one who studies amphibians and reptiles, and there once lived a man-eating crocodile named "Gustave"
R7ye6 TIL when Sassanid (Iranian) king Hormizd II died, his oldest son reigned for a few months, and was killed by the empire's nobles, who then blinded the second son, and imprisoned the third son. The crown was placed upon the pregnant queen's womb, crowning the unborn son, who later ruled for 70 years
LkKVZ TIL that 119 years ago, Teddy Roosevelt "shocked the nation" by inviting a black man to have dinner with him at the White House. That man was Booker T Washington and that dinner almost got him killed.