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TIL that in 1798 Congressman Matthew Lyon was tried and convicted under the Sedition Act for criticizing John Adams.

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bRaa TIL a handyman in Pennsylvania accidentally cut his hand off then fired twelve nails into his head with a nailgun in an effort to dull the pain. He survived.
dDrVB TIL that when you vibrate soil, worms come to the surface NOT because they think it's raining, but because they think a mole is attacking them underground
yewv TIL an officer of the US Navy, James Stockdale, became a POW. To prevent his captors from using him as propaganda, he cut his scalp with razors, beat his face with a stool until he was unrecognizable, and slit his wrists.
d5BK TIL in World War II, American soldier John R. Fox died when he deliberately called an artillery strike on himself. Realizing that German troops were overrunning his position, the strike delayed the enemy long enough for other American units to organize a counter attack
yVjee TIL that only male narwhals have the famous narwhal “unicorn” horn, so almost all depictions of narwhals in pop culture are males. In addition, the “horns” are actually tusks, or external teeth similar to a human’s pointy canine teeth.