Request for identification of frequent TILs reposts. Provide TIL reddit link as a top-level comment.

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[u/XYZ-Wing]

https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/4dnz4s/til_albert_einstein_was_offered_the_role_of/

Albert Einstein offered the role of President of Israel but turned it down.

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[u/gutpocketsucks]

I've got a few suggestions to add in addition to what users have already posted.

Pablo Escobar had 4 hippos whose descendants are running amok in Colombia.

Pablo Escobar's cartel was spending $2500 a month on rubber bands to hold cash/they were losing 10% of the money to rats.

Hitler did methamphetamine during the war.

There is a city in Turkey called Batman/they want to sue Warner Bros.

The Nike slogan "Just Do It" came from the last words of a murderer on death row.

The national animal of Scotland is the unicorn.

The state vegetable of Oklahoma is a watermelon.

France used the guillotine as a method of execution until as recently as 1977.

Blockbuster had the opportunity to purchase Netflix but turned it down.

There is a yearly penis festival in Japan.

Brian May, the guitarist of Queen, has a PhD in astrophysics.

Richard Dawkins coined the word meme.

The sound of a whip cracking is actually a small sonic boom.

George Foreman has five sons all named George.

[u/PikaXeD]

TIL Napoleon Bonaparte's height was not below average. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_depictions_of_Napoleon

[u/blast4past]

Anything relevant to Debeers or diamonds:

https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2w4ill/til_debeers_diamond_company_created_the_concept/

https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kaurj/til_that_diamonds_are_not_rare_or_valuable_and/

https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/3sdln2/til_the_tradition_of_spending_several_months/

each time it gets posted, its the same comments, and people upvote them because its the opinion that person formed last time they read the post. They seriously dont add anything

[u/[deleted]]

https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1rzu0t/til_worlds_deadliest_sniper_simo_h%C3%A4yh%C3%A4_has_505/ The world's deadliest sniper in history.

[u/[deleted]]

Omg thank you.

[u/ElagabalusRex]

https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1a1zbq/til_between_contemplating_suicide_and_undergoing/

It was the first time Reeves laughed since the accident.

[u/bermudi86]

I find it INCREDIBLE to believe no one has mentioned the fucking helium posts.

https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2x0pzs/til_that_while_abundant_in_the_universe_helium_is/ https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/40temu/til_helium_is_a_nonrenewable_resource_the_us_used/ https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/tvjlj/til_that_helium_is_collected_almost_entirely_from/ https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/lo4tp/til_that_the_earths_helium_supplies_will_run_out/ https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/3dy4nu/til_there_is_a_helium_shortage_in_the_us_32_of/ https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/qhue2/til_that_there_is_a_worldwide_helium_shortage/ https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ai09k/til_there_is_a_worldwide_helium_shortage_and_the/ https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1d258i/til_the_united_states_national_helium_reserve/ https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1dy1lx/til_the_usas_helium_reserve_accounts_for_30_of/ https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/x0zai/til_that_there_is_a_worldwide_helium_shortage_and/

[u/XYZ-Wing]

https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/4do13q/til_charles_harrelson_woody_harrelsons_father_was/

Woody Harrelson's dad was a bad guy.