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TIL about the "Taco Bell Strangler"

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0dPnv TIL during the WWII naval battle of Leyte Gulf, an American pilot made repeated attack runs against one of the largest battleships in history, Japan's Yamato. After running out of ammunition, the pilot continued attacking, throwing a Coke bottle and other loose cockpit articles at the ship’s bridge.
ep9n5 TIL the “black” music producer Johnny Otis was born a Greek man named Ioannis Alexandres Veliotes. As an adult, he decided to lead his life professional and personal life as a light skinned black man. He discovered numerous artists early in their careers including Etta James & Big Mama Thornton.
eeMD TIL that downtown Milwaukee has a strip club called “Art’s Performing Center” located right next to the “Performing Arts Center”
E7do TIL Jim Cummings, the voice of Winnie the Pooh, calls sick children who are in the hospital and talks to them in character.
G7p1 TIL in 1962, the actress Clara Blandick, who played “Auntie Em” in The Wizard of Oz, neatly arranged her room to display memorabilia, press clippings, and a resume of her career. She then dressed immaculately, took an overdose of sleeping pills, and tied a plastic bag over her head.