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TIL Katey Sagal of Sons of Anarchy used to be a backup singer for Bob Dylan and Bette Midler

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Zk4v TIL spam email is actually finally in decline
VBwkG TIL: Shakespeare and Dickens both used the phrase “Dead as a Doornail” in their work. Nails were handmade, super-valuable and often re-used. Doornails were “dead” because they were bent over like staples, making them unable to be used again.
R78dj TIL : the Speaker of the House is not required to be an elected member of the House of Representatives. There is no requirement in the Constitution even though they are third in line for the Presidency.
lJo5 TIL Legendary daredevil Evel Knievel got his stagename from a prison guard. The man in the next cell was named “Knofel” and the guard started calling them “Awful Knofel” and “Evil Knievel”.
jN1Vn TIL most of Japanese schools don’t have janitors. Instead there is a tradition of students cleaning their own classrooms and school.