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TIL that Abraham Lincoln was challenged to, and accepted a duel. It ended abruptly due to Lincoln’s height intimidating his opponent.

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9wrX6 TIL in 2003 rapper Pusha T wrote the McDonald’s Jingle “I’m lovin’ it” but doesn’t own publishing rights for it. Learning from this mistake, he owns 40% from the next jingle he wrote: Arby's “we have the meats”.
6EZBX TIL That J. Michael Straczynski, the creator of Babylon 5, revealed in 2013 that Michael O'Hare, the original lead for the series, left the series due to severe mental illness. Wanting to protect the actor's image Straczynski kept the secret until well after the actor's death.
69rdw TIL that Grandma Moses was born before the U.S. Civil War began and lived long enough to see the first American in space, Alan Shephard in 1961
QJXQM TIL August 11, 1984 Ronald Reagan made a pre-broadcast mic check, declaring, “My fellow Americans, I’m pleased to tell you today that I’ve signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes.” It leaked and became the world news leading to the alert state in Japan
ov4r TIL trolled has been added to the Oxford English Dictionary