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TIL the original episode of South Park was the first and only episode to use cardboard cutouts

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GYeg4 TIL two months before President Franklin Pierce’s inauguration, his last surviving child was killed in a train accident. He refused to be sworn in on a bible, believing God was punishing him for his past sins.
5BvQ TIL that the total GDP of California is greater than the total GDP of Russia
KYYO4 TIL: That a common anecdote for Japanese officers in World War 2 was that a soldiers life was worth one sen, five rin or the cost of mailing the draft notice
aw7Py TIL in 1916 Albert Einstein wrote an article proposing a more efficient shape for wings. The plane built with his wings barely left the ground.
4kRNa TIL the 1954 Auburn vs Florida State football game featured a future governor in Fob James and a later legendary broadcaster in Lee Corso but the highlight came when Burt Reynolds sprinted 53 yards for a touchdown.