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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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rRde4 TIL the nazi Sieg Heil was ridiculed by some people. Since "heil" is also the imperative of the German verb "heilen" ("to heal"), a common joke in Nazi Germany was to reply with "Is he sick?", "Am I a doctor?", or "You heal him!"
loLKA TIL singer Connie Francis was Italian-American, her real name was Concetta Franconero.
OoGdL TIL 1 in 100 employed Americans is currently working at Walmart.
g5v7 TIL Denver Colorado has more marijuana dispensaries than Starbucks coffee shops, liquor stores, or public schools.
Oo6RX TIL the word quarantine derives from the italian word quaranta, meaning forty - because in times of the Black Death ships had to wait 40 Days outside the port to prove they aren’t infested.