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TIL: Detroit gave Saddam Hussein a key to the city this day 35 years ago

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ELyx TIL Jason Lee is no longer a Scientologist
kyB1 TIL Tupac Shakur’s favourite song was the folk-pop ‘Vincent (Starry, Starry Night)’ by Don McLean and so on his deathbed his girlfriend played this song so it was the last thing that he heard.
d8na8 TIL that Larry Thor recorded an album called "Galloping on my Dinosaur." His son Cameron would later go on to appear in Jurassic Park as the agent who approaches Dennis Nedry.
jNbMX TIL in 1896, Bill Crush orchestrated the spectacle of smashing two trains into each other completely on purpose. Although no one was within 200 yards of the impact, the explosion from the steam engines killed two spectators and injured more. The event was considered a big PR and financial success.
OBxe TIL When Teddy Roosevelt was president, you could just draw big teeth and circular glasses on an envelope and the letter would end up at the White House (Conan’s new interview show…awesome)