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TIL Muhammad Ali visited the set of "The Sopranos" and met the actors before he died.

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l7GdG TIL that the crew of Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood rarely talked to Fred off set and made fun of him behind his back. Despite this, when the same men would sneak into the studio before shows when Fred was rehearsing with the puppets, in order to ask his puppets for advice, he still gave them advice.
reB0 TIL playing “Hail to the Chief” when the President enters a room started because James Polk’s wife was worried no one would notice him when he entered a room because of his modest height.
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EGv7 TIL that in 1981, law enforcement swept in to stop a band of Neo-Nazis, white supremacists, weapons smugglers, and mercenaries- all armed to the teeth- from invading Dominica and establishing a private state complete with casinos and drug manufacturing facilities.