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TIL that a CA resident has recently filed suit against the state, claiming the Dept. of Fish and Wildlife is ignoring evidence which suggests that Bigfoot inhabits the San Bernardino Mountains. She claims having seen an 800-lb sasquatch about 30 feet up in a tree, while hiking with her children.

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b6O4N TIL about the Angola Prison Rodeo, the longest-serving prison rodeo in the U.S. One event is “convict poker,” where a bull is released with the sole purpose of unseating poker players, and the players must resist the urge to run away in order to win.
R57Q4 TIL the reason McDonald’s retired it’s mascot Ronald McDonald in 2016, was due to the clown sightings craze which was occurring that year.
VMavp TIL of Calvert DeForest aka Larry "Bud" Melman from the Late shows with David Letterman. He was the first face to greet viewers on both the NBC and CBS debut shows. He was a regular feature on the shows from 1982-2002 and had a cult following. He requested no funeral service and left no survivors.
NXLkb TIL that during World War I, a pigeon named "Cher Ami" flew 25 miles after being wounded and blinded in one eye, to deliver a critical message that saved nearly 200 soldiers behind enemy lines. Cher Ami (which stands for Dear Friend) was awarded French Croix de Guerre for bravery.
oBYWR TIL that in 1937, Joachim von Ribbentrop almost knocked over King George VI of England when he greeted him with a "stiff-armed" Nazi salute. At the time, Ribbentrop was the German ambassador to England.