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TIL about the Chamblee hostage incident, where a man named Kenneth Lamar Noid, believing Domino's "Noid" mascot was mocking him, took hostages in a restaurant with a gun in 1990.

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kOp51 TIL that last year, researchers from the University of British Columbia figured out how to convert blood type A into the universal Type O, which all patients can receive in a transfusion, regardless of their own blood type. This could broaden the supply of blood and ease shortages.
KO014 TIL that the pilot of the only F-117 Stealth to be shot down in combat is now friends with the missile commander that brought him down. He has since traveled with his whole family for a stay in the home of his now retired former adversary.
PYanw TIL Will Ferrell's jumpy reactions to the jack-in-the-box's in "Elf" were genuine, as director Jon Favreau was controlling them remotely offstage.
GX55 TIL Sugar Ray Robinson backed out of a fight because he had a dream that he was going to kill his opponent. After being convinced to fight, he went into the ring and killed his opponent.
a87Go TIL a castle built over 800 years ago was briefly occupied by medieval crusaders. A latrine containing 30 years worth of castle excrement revealed that the folks there were malnourished & infested with worms. The worms associated with eating unwashed vegetables fertilized with human feces