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TIL Stan Jones, an unsuccessful libertarian candidate for Montana Governor and Senate, turned himself blue from drinking colloidal silver in preparation for Y2K

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oR107 TIL Orson Welles' famous drunk outtake for a wine commercial was only shot to have proof for their insurance that they would be unable to film the commercial that day
nZG7 TIL modern Westerners tend to have a lifelong attraction to fire because they don’t learn to start, maintain, and master fire during childhood. However, in cultures where fire is used as a tool from a young age, interest in it wanes around age 7.
VM10k TIL Jefferson’s first draft of the Declaration of Independence criticized King George III for enslaving Africans, and for over-ruling Virginia’s attempt to ban Slavery. In it, Jefferson called slavery a “cruel war against human nature.” The draft was struck down by the continental congress.
6ovw TIL Dutch cyclist Maarten de Jonge has cheated death twice after changing both MH17 and MH370 flights.
4XMOg TIL that General George Washington was almost killed by a British Marksman