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TIL Will Smith was about to declare bankruptcy until he was picked to star in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and had to pay the IRS 70% of his salary over the first three seasons

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xGpg TIL Betty White is a huge animal lover who would have become a zookeeper had she not gone into acting. She rejected a role in “As Good As It Gets” because of an animal cruelty scene, she visits local zoos when traveling, and she’s been a long-term board member and generous donor to the L.A. Zoo.
VM8VZ TIL That the NFL's Patriots and Seahawks almost played an NFL game in China in 2007 called the: "China Bowl".
y0Wa TIL Norway knighted a penguin in 2008. He is the mascot and Colonel-in-Chief of the Norwegian Royal Guard, and his full name is Sir Nils Olav II
W5A4 TIL during the Manhattan Project, a production race was held between two calutrons, one run by “hillbilly” girls and the other run by Ph.Ds. The girls won the contest because “the scientists could not refrain from time-consuming investigation of the cause of even minor fluctuations of the dials”
WZLY TIL that Mountain Dew was developed by two dudes who wanted a good mixer for their liquor.