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TIL that Mark Twain discouraged the use of exclamation marks because it is like laughing at your own joke

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VMNoB TIL Founding Father and Author of the US Constitution James Madison had a Bachelor of Arts Degree
Yjjr TIL the man who made the “Heart Shaped Box” video for Nirvana was afraid to make another music video with them and said he wouldn’t do it. Kurt responded, “Well, if you don’t do it, I’ll never do another video again with anybody.” And he never did.
OoNWR TIL That Both Kal Penn and Sendil Ramamurthy Were Both Considered For The Role of Kumar in "Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle"
gMPrX TIL that Spongebob Squarepants’ pet, Gary the Snail’s real name is Gerard Wilson Jr. Gary the Snail’s father happens to be a brother of Herb Star, Patrick Star’s father, making Gary the Snail and Patrick Star first cousins.
8e8AV TIL The Pinkerton detective agency, famous for secretly delivering president-elect Abraham Lincoln to Washington in 1861, was hired as recently as 2020 for union-busting by Amazon, and 2022 by Starbucks