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TIL Craig Ferguson won a Peabody Award in 2009 for his interview with Archbishop Desmond Tutu

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P1j1g TIL the founder of TSMC -- Morris Chang -- did not receive any equity in the company when it was founded in 1987.
J1BNV TiL about therapy mini pigs. They're certified by the AMPA (American Mini Pig Association) and their many accomplishments include the ability to detect low-blood pressure and on-coming seizures, ease anxiety and panic attacks, and help improve symptoms of depression and Post Traumatic Stress.
E1AV TIL that Alexander Graham Bell invented the metal detector in order to find an assassin’s bullet in President James Garfield’s body, but was unsuccessful because the president was lying on a steel spring bed.
Nplb TIL that Huey Lewis sued Ray Parker Jr. for plagiarism over the Ghostbusters theme song and won.
e0l16 TIL that the males of at least 30 species of spiders will tie females up in silk threads known as “bridal veils” in order to give themselves enough time to escape from being eaten after sex.