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TIL Lauren Tom played both Connie and Minh in King of the Hill and both Amy Wong and Mrs. Wong in Futurama.

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P19Re TIL John Matuszak, best known for playing Sloth in The Goonies, was a state champion in the shot put, was the #1 overall draft pick in the NFL, was served a restraining order during a game, had a head coach perform life-saving CPR, won 2 Super Bowls, and acted with Ringo Starr before ODing at 38
m1p1P TIL about the year of the four emperors it was the first civil war of the Roman Empire, during which four emperors ruled in succession: Galba, Otho, Vitellius, and Vespasian.
rRa9x TIL Ralphie from A Christmas Story was an executive producer for Iron Man
lX8r TIL more British passengers died on the Titanic because they queued politely for lifeboats
OGP0Y TIL that only $2 was budgeted toward safety training for the crew of MV Sewol, the South Korean passenger ferry which sank in 2014 killing 306 people. This was used to pay for a paper certificate.