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TIL that Popeye was inspired by the looks of a polish man named Frank "Rocky" Fiegel

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oBpBL TIL Jupiter was the first planet to form in our solar system
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mxXpv TIL about Gary Plauche, a man who murdered his son’s molester and kidnapper on live TV. He received no jail time.