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TIL Motown founder Berry Gordy's youngest son was one half of electronic duo LMFAO

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d8bo9 TIL that Bernie Madoff’s wife was allowed to keep $2.5M of stolen money
4kwKb TIL George Beauchamp created the first electric guitar ever produced in 1931, but because Beauchamp was not awarded a patent for his idea until 1937, other guitar companies were able to produce electric guitars during the same period.
vPp9B TIL While traveling to the Tehran Conference in 1943 on the USS Iowa, FDR’s ship was almost torpedoed by the escorting destroyer USS William D Porter. The incident was caused when one of the destroyer’s crew members failed to remove the primer of the torpedo while doing a training exercise.
Ooyg7 TIL that Steve from Blue’s Clues once showed up unannounced to a kid’s birthday party after seeing a party sign and blue paw print on the house’s mailbox. He showed up in character and costume, handed our presents and refused any compensation from the parents.
xRxo TIL Strabo wrote the earliest variant of the Cinderella myth circa 24 AD, set in Egypt. Rhodopis, a Greek, was bathing when an eagle snatched one of her shoes, carried it to the sunset, and dropped it into the lap of the Pharaoh. He searched for the owner of the shoe, found Rhodopis and married her