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TIL that George Michael made his first American acting debut in March 2008 on the US TV show, Eli Stone. His character was a guardian angel that appeared as visions to Jonny Lee Miller’s character. Each episode of the show’s first season was also named after George Michael songs.

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d80eQ TIL about Operation Rocky Top, which was a FBI mission that discovered corruption in the Tennessee State government. With the help of a first-year state representative, the FBI had arrested 50 people including state officials, which led to two state officials committing suicide to avoid trial.
xVnZo TIL that George Clooney gave away 1 million dollars to 14 of his closest friends in a briefcase at a dinner party
rNpNe TIL of Bob Kerrey, who ordered a massacre in a Vietnam village in 1969. 21 civilians were killed, including the elders, children under 10, and pregnant women. Kerrey was awarded a Bronze Star for the raid, later a Medal of honor. After the war, he became a Governer, Senate and president candidate
wLkVo TIL that a Spanish government worker was absent from work for six years but continued receiving a salary of $41,500 annually and his bosses only found out when he was eligible for a long service award. He retired in the end.
NXLPM TIL that despite having herbivorous diets similar to cattle, which release large quantities of digestive methane through exhaling and burping, kangaroos release virtually none; the hydrogen byproduct is converted into acetate instead, then used to provide further energy