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TIL Saturday Night Live has banned a total of 13 hosts and musical guests including Chevy Chase, Cypress Hill, and Martin Lawrence.

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eLK6 TIL the man who shot President Ronald Reagan in 1981 was found not guilty by reason of insanity,and lives freely today at his mother’s house
VMQPk TIL of Harold Wobber, a 47-year-old war veteran who committed suicide by jumping from the Golden Gate Bridge. After his death, his suicide note was found and read: "I'm going to walk to the bridge. If one person smiles at me on the way, I won't jump."
ADJGa TIL John Cleese has a rubbish tip named after him in New Zealand because he insulted the city of Palmerston North.
b9yZN TIL that The Kid (1921), considered one of the greatest films of the silent era, still has a living cast member: Silas Hathaway, who portrayed the infant version of the title character.
d8YQK Everybody poops—around a pound a day, in fact—and everybody wants a clean butt. Good old TP has come a long way since the first commercial toilet paper was marketed 162 years ago, and you might be surprised at how much Research & Development goes into each roll.