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TIL that Jay Leno had nowhere to live when he first got to LA and would hide in the closets at open houses until the realtor left; allowing him to illegally have a place to stay for up to 3 days sometimes.

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awaBL TIL in 1969, President Nixon proposed a minimum income for poor families known as the Family Assistance Plan (FAP). While it passed in the House, the proposal never made it out of the Senate committee.
wLLLW TIL in 2014, UK scientists created the fastest ever internet connection, clocking speeds of 1.4 terabits per second - enough to download 44 HD movies a second.
mr4O TIL that a Mentally Ill man shot himself in the head as a suicide attempt. The bullet cured his disorder and he became a Straight-A college student.
d85Xj TIL that the world’s last Feudal Lord saved her tiny island from WWII German invaders by etiquette, snobbery, and a lot of pluck
v1Edr TIL Beats headphones contain about $17 worth of parts and a full 1/3rd of their weight comes from metal weights