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TIL Larry Izzo, a former linebacker for the New England Patriots, was once awarded a game ball by coach Bill Belichick for taking a shit on the sideline during an NFL game without anyone noticing

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kO6gg TIL - A man in Vermont, upset with local officials for denying a building permit for his proposed business, paid $4,000 to build a giant illuminated middle finger statue on his property. “If you don’t want to look at the building, look at this." He said to the Development Review Board.
awdKL TIL of Franz Schmidt, a German 16th century executioner who kept a detailed diary of his 361 executions
16Z77 TIL that in 1982, to protest Border Patrol inspections that were harming tourism, the city of Key West, FL declared independence. The mayor named himself Prime Minister of the Conch Republic, declared war on the US, surrendered one minute later, then applied for one billion dollars in foreign aid.
dQmQ TIL the term “Glory Hole” originated in glass blowing. It is the hole providing access to a furnace used to reheat a piece of glass in between steps in the process.
JjN1 TIL The Economist named Hank Hill as one of the wisest people on television.