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TIL Bill Murray, playing Ernie McCracken, actually rolled 3 consecutive strikes to film the final scene of the movie Kingpin.

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vK6L TIL Bailey’s Irish Cream contains real cream, and the alcohol in the beverage prevents it from spoiling for at least 2 years.
lOoa TIL the famous party song, “Fight for Your Right” by the Beastie Boys, was actually a parody of the party lifestyle. Mike D commented, “The only thing that upsets me is that we might have reinforced certain values of some people in our audience when our own values were actually totally different…”
QNPd TIL: Pittsbugh Steeler LaMarr Woodley donated $60,000 to his former high school to fill the budget shortfall that would have turned the Athletic department into a pay to play scenario. He said sports need to be accessible to every child, not just the rich kids.
vPbV8 TIL that New York City once banned baby artichokes because the entire market was controlled by the mob.
wLeJJ TIL according to the Constitution, a Constitutional Convention can be convened if 2/3 of the states (currently 34 states) ask for it. At such a convention, amendments to the constitution can be proposed bypassing Congress. Due to vague wording, the scope and power of such a convention are unknown.