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TIL Joseph Heller, author of Catch 22, wouldn’t begin a story without envisioning both an opening and closing line.

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ZP5o TIL that Diesel therapy is a form of punishment in which prisoners are shackled and then transported for days or weeks. It has been described as “the cruelest aspect of being a federal inmate.”
4Xklw TIL of Joe Arridy, a mentally ill man wrongfully sentenced to death in the 1930's. While on death row, he played with toy trains, requested ice cream for his last meal and, while being taken to the gas chamber, smiled and told the warden, "No no, Joe won't die"
v1gPK TIL a professional photographer designed his home in the shape of a camera
yVBMV TIL about Stephenson 2-18 being the largest star in the universe at 10 billion times larger than our sun.
XEbEP Today I learned of guitarist Dave Mustaine who was fired from his band for drug abuse, alcoholism, and aggressive behavior. He went on to form his own band, Megadeth, which would go on to sell 25 million albums worldwide. The band that fired him? Metallica.