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a8wKJ TIL of French President Paul Deschanel, who fell out of the window of his sleeping compartment. He was discovered wandering about in the dark, in his pyjamas, claiming to be the President of France, in 1920.
7rm6O TIL: Gouveneur Morris (NY), an abolitionist founding father died "after causing himself internal injuries and an infection while using a piece of whalebone as a catheter to attempt clearing a blockage in his urinary tract."
EJLP TIL: That the Honolulu Police Departments police cruisers are required to have their blue steady lights on when they are on duty to so people are aware where police officers are.
jQVp TIL in India there is a statue of Jesus where water was mysteriously dripping from its toes. Worshipers would collect and sometimes drink the ‘holy water’. A man traced the source of the water to a clogged toilet behind the wall condensing on the statue. He had to flee the country as a result.
b97kN TIL that a single exposure to rudeness in the morning can contaminate people's perception of subsequent social interactions throughout the day, causing them to perceive more instances of rudeness.