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TIL Kodak uncovered the first atomic bomb test when customers began complaining about black spots on their photos

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5y6Q TIL Don King served less than 4 years in prison for stomping a man to death and was later pardoned for the crime by the Governor of Ohio after receiving letters of support from Jesse Jackson, Coretta Scott King, and others.
P1JOn TIL Hulk Hogan Helped Prevent Jesse Ventura From Starting A Wrestlers Union
NXvK8 TIL some (native/wild) animals are more common in the suburbs than in rural wild areas (at least in N America). After noticing this myself, I wondered if suburban animals were just "easier to spot" or there really were more so I did some research. Depending on the species, there really are more.
l7Gl1 TIL Jack Merrill, actor from Law and Order and Grey's anatomy, was abducted by John Wayne Gacy, aka the Killer Clown.
xVZG7 Today I learned that Elvis had blonde hair as a child, then he dyed it black as a teenager.