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TIL that the Hollywood sign was modified to read ‘Hollyweed’ after some pranksters added $50 of fabric to it. On January the 1st, 1976

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XEEMQ TIL the man who coined the phrase “a mind is a terrible thing to waste” briefly had Ted Bundy as his driver and bodyguard
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