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TIL that because Hulk Hogan didn’t return the call from the endorsers to be the face of a new grill, they called the second person on the list, George Foreman, to be the face of what turned out to be a multi million dollar product.

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e0pPD TIL that the state of Louisiana caps compensation for people wrongfully convicted of crimes at $25,000/year with a maximum payout of $250,000.
YpVBZ TIL of the Gold Coast Meter Maids. Bikini-clad women on Australia's Gold Coast who would top off parking meters of parked cars in order to avoid a parking fine.
5Y94B TIL "Macho Man" Randy Savage's first wrestling character was called "The Spider", based off of Spider-Man. He would later star as the villian wrestler "Bone Saw" in The Amazing Spiderman movie.
rRP8o TIL that in 1978 Alice Cooper donated $27,000 to help restore the famous HOLLYWOOD sign. He sponsored an O in memory of his friend, Groucho Marx.
xNpb TIL that one olive tree can produce around four liters of oil every year for hundreds of years.