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TIL Dennis Wilson of the Beach Boys picked up the tab for the Manson Family’s gonorrhea treatment.

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D1pWv TIL there were 5 times when a president lost the popular vote but still won the election. All 5 times, Democrats won the popular vote.
KY9g4 TIL in early cinema, actors were not credited in films because producers feared fame might lead to demands for higher wages from stars. In 1910, Florence Lawrence (formerly just "the Biograph Girl") became the first actress to have her name used in advertisements to promote her movies.
Oowee TIL there is a herd of wild zebras in central California that can be seen off of Route 1 near San Simeon.
pYR7G TIL The name of the song is "nel blu dipinto di blu", and not "volare".
lpb5 TIL Wal-Mart closed in Germany after citizens didn’t like the American supermarket experience; people didn’t like baggers handling their food and men frequently thought smiling cashiers were flirting.