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TIL Ron Livingston’s sister is the news anchor that was called fat in Wisconsin.

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b98KE TIL Every 4th of July The Philadelphia Liberty Bell is tapped (not rung) 13 times to honor the 13 colonies
7r11X TIL Asian Arowana, the most expensive aquarium fish, is rumored to sell for as high as $300,000. While illegal to own in the US, people in Asian countries have: paid to have surgery on the fish, robbed people for it, and even murdered for the fish.
woV47 TIL that the fluffy silk in milkweed was used to insulate naval life preservers and even aviation suits during World War II. The Department of Agriculture rallied support for the troops with the slogan, “pick a weed, save a life.”
OJlL TIL that in 2004 after the airing of South Park’s “Trapped in the Closet” Matt Stone and Trey Parker were followed and investigated by the Church of Scientology.
kX95 TIL of the 60 hour Barkley Marathon. Based on a prison escapees route, only 14 competitors have ever completed the race in 30 years.