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TIL in 2008 a drunk guy faced battery charges after he was accused of farting and fanning the odorous gas toward a police officer.

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16kar TIL that in the name of the element "Helium", the "-ium" prefix is typically only applied to metals, but the astronomer who discovered it & coined the name wasn't aware of the naming convention
gMxV7 TIL of the Mary Celeste, an American merchant ship found adrift by the Dei Gratia, intact & crew missing, in the Atlantic off the Azores in 1872, a month after leaving port. Though amply supplied and personal belongings intact, there was no sign of where or why they left. The crew was never found.
KYb0Q TIL that hookworm infection “played a major role in the South’s lagging behind the rest of the country.”
ANZG7 TIL John Byner was originally cast as Mork from Ork on Happy Days, but found the premise ridiculous and quit days before filming, leading Robin Williams to be called in last minute
oNN7 TIL: A man rescued an abandoned baby to find out that he was the baby’s father.