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TIL that Ozzy Osborne was arrested for urinating on the Alamo in 1982. When the arresting officer asked “Sir, how would you feel if I urinated on Buckingham Palace?” Ozzy replied “I wouldn’t mind – I’ve done that as well!”.

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