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TIL Eleanor Roosevelt liked to pack heat. Weapon of choice? A .22 Smith & Wesson.

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0g6R TIL Sony’s “free engraving” program has saved them over a million dollars due to stricter return policies for engraved items
We4L TIL one of the Popes was a 100% accident. In the Middle Ages, cardinals would often vote for a random candidate on the first papal ballot in order to see how the other cardinals were leaning, but in 1334 this backfired when they all voted for the same person: the very surprised Pope Benedict XII.
bp5Z TIL The uniforms worn by the Alliance on Firefly are leftover costumes from Starship Troopers.
XERdP TIL - USA - If you work an average of 30 hours a week, or 130 hours a month, you are entitled to full-time benefits. Do not let companies lie to you. You can contact your local Bureau of Labor and Industry to file a complaint and they will help you. You cannot be fired for this.
M7yeK TIL that Neal McDonough refuses to ever kiss a female co-star in his acting roles