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TIL actor Martin Sheen has been married to the same woman for 56 years

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nWakW TIL that despite being such a prolific writer, there were only 7 people at Edgar Allan Poe’s funeral which was on Monday, October 8, 1849, in Baltimore. The Reverend decided not to bother with a sermon because the crowd was so small. The entire ceremony lasted only 3 minutes in cold, damp weather.
YDNd TIL that several schools in Utah banned students from wearing the phrases “Drug Free” and “Stay sober” due to a violent straight edge subculture.
rRVyW TIL there are still dry counties in the USA where the sale of any kind of alcohol is prohibited. Some of these, like Moore Country, Tennessee, date back to the passage of state prohibition laws in the early 20th century.
WkDpN TIL the Michael Myers Halloween mask was a Captain Kirk Halloween costume
kO9g7 TIL there are only 15 people who have won an Oscar, Grammy, Tony and Emmy, including John Legend.