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TIL In 2009, General Motors declared bankruptcy, took billions in government bailout money and issued new stock for the “new GM,” with no compensation for the old shareholders now worthless “old GM” stock.

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d8ndr TIL about Sleeping Beauty Syndrome, an extremely rare illness, which causes episodes of being mostly asleep for weeks at a time. If awake during an episode, sufferers are confused about what is real and what is a dream. The condition appears in adolescence and resolves itself 10-15 years later.
9XJB TIL that both of Weird Al’s parents died on the same day due to carbon monoxide poisoning. Hours later he performed at a concert, saying that “since my music had helped many of my fans through tough times, maybe it would work for me as well”.
N76gN TIL that Rod Serling wrote one of "The Twilight Zone" episodes as his reaction to JFK assassination. The episode ends with the news broadcast saying that the sky has turned dark over the street in Dallas; as well as North Vietnam, part of the Berlin Wall and "other places of hate around the world".
rR94W TIL Sioux City's airport code is SUX. When they tried to change it, the FAA offered them GAY as an alternative, which they declined.
n7DB TIL Theodor Seuss Geisel was caught drinking gin with 9 friends in college during Prohibition and was asked to resign from all extracurricular activities. To continue working on his college’s humor magazine he used the pen name “Suess”, which later became “Dr. Suess”.