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TIL Dr. Dre beat a woman for calling him a faggot on a record.

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mxy5y TIL of Dick Assman, a Canadian gas station employee whose name made him a celebrity in 1995. David Letterman, learning of him, was amused by Assman's name and made him nightly feature on the show. As his fame grew polling showed that 49 percent of Canadians in September 1995 had heard of him.
LkpaQ TIL that cashew trees are in the same family as poison ivy and poison sumac. They are usually sold shelled and roasted because if not, the shell oil may cause a skin reaction similar to poison ivy.
16obD TIL When Al Capone reached prison he was diagnosed with neurosyphilis, and eventually paroled early based on his reduced mental capabilities.
D16lV TIL that the highest elevation of the city of Berlin, the Teufelsberg (Devil‘s Mountain), is not of natural origin. The 260ft tall mountain consists of the rubble and remains of the town after the bombing at the end of World War 2.
VnjB TIL that if honey is kept covered, it will never spoil. Pots of honey have been found that are thousands of years old that are still edible.