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TIL that in 2003, Fox News won, in a lawsuit in appellate court, the right to report false information.

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m1YgP TIL Valentina Vassilyev and her husband Feodor Vassilyev are alleged to hold the record for the most children a couple has produced. She gave birth to a total of 69 children
kGJm TIL Medieval blue dye was made by soaking the leaves of the woad plant in human urine. Urine from men who had been drinking a great deal of alcohol was said to improve the color.
N596 TIL that 7 captive Russian air crew overpowered their Taliban guards, jump started the engine of their cargo plane using a battery to escape after a year in Afghanistan.
kyQ1 TIL in the first half of 2012 the National Guard spent $26,000,000 sponsoring NASCAR. This lead to 24,800 “prospects”, 20 “qualified candidates”, and no new guardsmen.
jNjRM TIL that when Robin Thicke was 11, he was being babysat by Wayne Gretzky while his father was on vacation. During that time, Gretzky learned he had been traded from the Edmonton Oilers to the LA Kings and abruptly had to leave, leaving Robin Thicke home alone.