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TIL Wayne’s World was responsible for starting the phrase “that’s what she said” and the “not” joke

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v1w87 TIL that President Martin Van Buren is the first and only US President to speak English as a second language, being Dutch his first. He is also the first president that was born after America's Independence from the United Kingdom.
MR7b TIL the son of film composer John Williams is a lead singer for the band Toto
5VgrD TIL Mother's day is celebrated at different times all over the world. It's not an international holiday.
x6jK7 TIL that Hockey rinks used to only have one shared penalty box, and players would often continue to fight in the penalty box.
k86B TIL that James Doohan (Scotty from Star Trek) was shot six times while fighting for the Canadians during D-Day