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TIL Paul Shaffer, David Letterman’s band leader, co-wrote “It’s Raining Men”.

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Kj5E TIL John Morales, the voice actor behind “McGruff the Crime Dog”, a cartoon used by the American police in building crime awareness amongst children, is currently serving a 16 year prison sentence.
Z8lbB TIL of the rex Nemorensis, a Roman priest dedicated to Diana. The office was only open to runaway slaves, and to become the new priest, the slave had to kill his predecessor: "accordingly the priest is always armed with a sword, looking around for the attacks, and ready to defend himself."
VM5nZ TIL that North Carolina Congress man Robert Potter resigned from Congress after castrating two men he believed were having an affair with his wife in (1831).
6dX7 TIL Tired of hearing “God Bless America” being overplayed on the radio because the lyrics were unrealistic and complacent, Woody Guthrie wrote “This Land is Your Land”.
vDMr TIL that the U.S. military originally planned to provide personnel, vehicles, and costumes for the film ‘Independence Day’, but backed out after producers refused to remove the script’s Area 51 references.