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TIL Tony Danza was Tupac’s Prison Pen Pal.

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9PAm TIL that after the collapse of the South Sea company in 1720, which bankrupted many and severely affected the economy of England, a proposal was made in parliament to place bankers in sacks filled with snakes and throw them into the River Thames.
01AL TIL the Pope sometimes names a new cardinal without telling anyone, even the cardinal; occasionally, the Pope takes the secret to his grave.
GYyaE TIL that nearly all criminal cases that go to trial in Japan end in a guilty verdict - the country have a 99.9% conviction rate.
e0P54 TIL in 1968 Elton John attempted suicide but was discovered by Bernie Taupin. Upon finding Elton's head in the oven, resting on a pillow, with the gas on low, and all the windows open, Bernie couldn't stop laughing. This event inspired the hit single "Someone Saved My Life Tonight"
kJ6Ge TIL that in 1990 Green Day's original drummer, John Kiffmeyer, left the band to focus on college. 3 years later Green Day would sign with Reprise Records and attain nationwide stardom.