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TIL Joe Rogan credits the Canadian comedian Tom Green for giving him the idea to start a podcast in 2007, when the former was a guest on Tom Green Live!

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BVpK TIL that while bored during his work with the Manhattan Project Richard Feynman would amuse himself by picking the locks of his colleges confidential file cabinets and placing prank notes, his colleges believed a spy had infiltrated the project.
knP4 TIL that Joseph Medicine Crow became the last Plains Indian war chief ever after completing all four required tasks while fighting in Europe during World War II. These included touching an enemy soldier, stealing his weapon, leading a successful war party, and stealing an enemy’s horse.
a6JM TIL that in NYC, you cannot sue the city for tripping on cracked sidewalks unless the city was previously aware of the cracks. As a result, lawyers pay people to map every single crack so they can sue the city more easily.
QNjA6 TIL that Pinky’s intro song in “Next Friday” is not sung by a black artist. It’s David Bowie.
XOeD TIL that Niel Bohrs once told Albert Einstein to “Stop telling God what to do” in reply to Einstein’s famous quote “God does not play dice.”