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TIL that the Governor of Indiana officially names the city of LaPorte, a town of barely 20,000 people, the capital of Indiana for July 4th which has been a tradition dating back to WWII due to its patriotism and parade of over 60,000 people in attendance.

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EJd0 TIL an old lady who bumped into Stephen King in the supermarket told him she didn’t like his writing and she preferred uplifting movies like Shawshank Redemption. When King told her he wrote that too, she replied ‘No, you didn’t.’, causing King to momentarily doubt that he was indeed the author.
0deJL TIL in 2013 a surgeon in the UK was struck off and convicted of assault after branding his initials into two patients livers. It was only discovered when 1.6-inch (4cm) initials were discovered by another doctor on an organ that he had transplanted failed.
6EJk7 TIL that in 1959 Robert Hunter of The Grateful Dead and Ken Kesey who wrote One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest signed up to be CIA test subjects and we're given LSD. They enjoyed it so much they would take it from the facility and give it to their friends for recreation.
VBBR0 TIL There was a mass phenomenon from the 14th to 17th century in Europe called "Dancing Mania" where people started dancing for days or weeks until they collapsed or even died
e0N8E TIL about the Cremasteric Reflex which causes testicles to move around like they’re alive.