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TIL A neon light was left on and covered over in a downtown LA restaurant, then found again still working after 77 years.

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b7Q7 TIL Ernest Hemingway was challenged to write a short story in only six words. It was so good, it was said to made people cry: “For sale: baby shoes, never worn.”
mnXp TIL in 1994, a convicted murderer was granted a retrial after it came to light that four of his jurors had used a Ouija board to consult the victim before rendering a verdict.
gLJA TIL Jeffrey Dahmer would taunt prison employees by shaping his food into severed limbs, complete with ketchup to simulate blood
78bdZ TIL the guy who first picks up the phone in the infamous “Whazzup?” Budweiser Super Bowl Ad is the creator of the series. Due to the commercials success, he went on to direct films like Drumline with Nick Cannon, Mr. 3000 and Paid in Full with Bernie Mac, as well as the TV Show Friday Night Lights…
R7Zj8 TIL President Warren G. Harding held birthday parties for his dog Laddie Boy where he would invite neighborhood dogs and serve dog biscuit cakes to guests. A statue of Laddie Boy was made out of 19,134 pennies after the President’s death.