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TIL the founder of the Samaritans (the suicide hotline) was Chad Varah, an Anglican priest whose first service was a funeral for a fourteen-year-old girl who died by suicide because she had begun to menstruate and feared that she had a sexually transmitted disease.

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R5K81 TIL a lady was acquitted of all charges because she was drinking 4 or 5 pots of coffee daily, resulting in a caffeine-induced psychosis
R5Djw TIL there’s no iced tea in Long Island iced tea.
4rMR TIL on Nov 22, 1987, two television stations in Chicago, IL, were hijacked within the course of three hours. The hijacker dressed to resemble Max Headroom, a fictional British artificial intelligence character from the mid 80’s. To this day neither the hijacker nor any accomplices have been found.
W7GEd TIL Salvador Dali claimed to remember being in the womb. He described it as "floating" in calmness, warmth, and security. Many believe his claim should be taken as metaphor to align with his eccentric image and fascination with the surreal.
GAXgN TIL: King Solomon had 700 wives and 300 concubines