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TIL Five years ago, Billy Crystal signed a one day contract with the New York Yankees. His position: “Designated Hebrew”.

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R841 TIL that a man robbing a Sprint store painted his face gold as a disguise. Afterwards he was having trouble breathing and died wheezing shortly after the robbery took place. And the witnesses were still able to identify him making his “disguise” useless.
loljr TIL Gary Webb, the reporter from the San Jose Mercury News who first broke the story of CIA involvement in the cocaine trade, was found dead with “two gunshot wounds to the head.” His death, in 2004, was ruled a suicide.
9wLyp TIL that William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke, served five English kings, was once held hostage as a child, and later became regent for a young King Henry III. He was also a legendary knight who won over 500 tournaments and joined the Knights Templar on his deathbed.
orpr TIL that Miyamoto Musashi, 17th century Japanese swordsman, twice arrived late to duels and defeated both opponents. Upon his next duel, he arrived early, and ambushed the force that was assembling to ambush him.
WkrLN TIL The Village People was formed when French songwriter/producer Jacques Morali put an ad in a local trade magazine that read, "Macho Types Wanted: Must Dance And Have A Moustache."