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TIL Jerry Springer had to resign from Cincinnati’s city council due to a check of his being found in an illegal brothel.

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N76nJ TIL a NASA Little Joe 2 rocket ripped itself apart during an escape system test, a failure thay ultimately was an important demonstration of how well the system worked after the boilerplate capsule was pulled safely away from the doomed rocket.
rRyA1 TIL On an episode of Press Your Luck, all 3 contestants answered Sylvester uses catchphrase “sufferin’ succotash!” Host corrected them that it’s actually Daffy Duck that uses the catch phrase. Mel Blanc, the voice of most looney tunes, called the show as the voices and corrected him.
KGra TIL that many personal checks written by Marlon Brando were often never cashed as his signature was usually worth more than the amount on the check.
KJyQ TIL In 2009, the State of Arizona put a lady named Marcia Powell in a human cage and cooked her in her own excriment.
e07J TIL that 90% of Dutch, 89% of Norwegians, 86% of Swedes, and 86% of Danes can speak English, while only 85.18% of Canadians can.