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TIL Gary Hart, a politician running for president in 1988, invited the media to follow him around after he was alleged to be a womanizer. He was quoted as saying, “Follow me around. I don't care. I'm serious.” Members of the media complied and he was caught having an affair 2 weeks later.

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KO0Na TIL the Green Bay Packers are the only publicly owned, not-for-profit, major professional sports team in the United States
WJNL TIL the “strawberries” and “peaches” in Quaker Instant Oatmeal are actually flavored dehydrated apples. The “blueberries” are flavored dried figs.
lG4a TIL “outlaw” originally meant “outside the protection of the law” so you could rob or kill them without legal consequences.
QAXE Til a chocolate scientist has her taste buds insured for 1 Million pounds
epMxE TIL that The Offspring used the same spoken word sample on their hit "Pretty Fly For A White Guy" (released in 1998) as Def Leppard's "Rock Of Ages" (released in 1983). The spoken word sample was just jibberish made up by Def Leppard's producer because he did not want to use the standard 1-2-3 count