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TIL there was an unmade Seinfeld episode called The Bet. Its plot was Elaine buying a gun for protection but the cast and director hated it saying "guns aren't funny". It was the ninth episode put into production before being abandoned.

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Ve6Z TIL that because Ken Jennings is a practicing Mormon, he tithes his earnings on “Jeopardy!” to the Church of Latter Day Saints. This means that his church received approximately $250,000 for his record 74-game winning streak alone.
VMJJG TIL that Jürgen Kantner, a german sailor, was captured along with his wife by Al Shabab when sailing off the coast of Somalia in 2008. After 52 days, they were freed from captivity after a large ransom was paid. Kantner later returned to Somalia and stole his boat Back from the militants.
GMKg TIL Harper Lee’s character Atticus Finch from To Kill a Mockingbird had a profound effect on the legal profession. He is considered by lawyers to be an example of the honorable attorney. Richard Matsch, the judge who presided over the McVeigh trial, counts Atticus as a major judicial influence.
OGlEg TIL that the queen of hearts had 3 lesser known stanzas such as the "king of spades" who flirts his maids making the queen of spades beating those maids, The "king of clubs" who drubs His loving queen and wife and the "diamond king" were the knave tries to seduce the queen so the king hanged him
n7Vo TIL that wombats have cube shaped poop, which they use to help them remember where they live.