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TIL Dog The Bounty Hunter has 12 children, 4 ex-wives (1 named La Fonda), and a murder conviction.

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A8r7 TIL the format of the Lincoln–Douglas debates. One candidate spoke for 60 minutes. Then the other candidate spoke for 90 minutes. Then the first candidate was allowed a 30-minute reply.
alWN TIL that one theory on why we live in three dimensions is that when the Big Bang occurred, only 3 of the 9 spatial dimensions expanded infinitely.
0dX1j Today I learned that General Mills, the cereal company, used to have an electronics division that, in 1953, created the “black box” found in today’s airplanes.
e0Jgb TIL MLK was stabbed at a book signing. A team of doctors removed a seven-inch letter opener from his chest.