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TIL there was a short-lived 1977 buddy cop TV series about a small town Irish cop who fights crime with the help of his best friend the local rabbi using his "rabbinic mind" and Talmudic training.

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axKM TIL despite winning four Superbowls, Joe Montana holds virtually no regular season quarterback records
wVaY TIL Keanu Reeves gave away $50mil of his profits from the Matrix series, giving $1.75mil to each special-effects and costume designer responsible for the films. He’s channeled millions into his sister’s leukemia battle, taken 90% paycuts on films, and doesn’t own a mansion.
xnn1 TIL: Pixar spent three years studying the physics of curly hair in order to correctly render Merida’s hair in “Brave”.
WlkA Today I Learned about Adam Rainer. At the age of 18 he was 4 feet tall. He then suffered from a pituitary tumor and grew to 7 feet 2 inches by age 32. He is the only person in history to have been both a dwarf and a giant.
Z84xY TIL in 2012, Mountain Dew asked the internet to name their new apple drink. Before the poll was shut down, the top four names were: "Fapple", "Gushing Granny", "Diabeetus" and "Hitler did nothing wrong".