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TIL Oprah became co-anchor of the evening news in Nashville at only 19 years old; success happened for her 'just like that'

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BARe TIL A German doctor for the mentally-ill King of Denmark, managed to become the “de facto” regent and instituted many progressive reforms between 1771 to 1772 including the abolition of torture, censorship of the press and ban of slave trade in Danish colonies. He was later executed and dismembered.
b9bX9 TIL Woody Harrelsons father (Charles Harrelson) was an American hitman and organized crime figure.
RdVQ TIL That in 1983, an Israeli F-15 was able to be landed after a mid-air collision, which destroyed its right wing. After the incident, the F-15’s producers, McDonnell Douglas affirmed that it was impossible for such a landing to happen, but were corrected after receiving the photos of the event.
ADwxB TIL that the presence of a hair growing out of a mole may indicate that the spot is actually healthy and noncancerous.
N7l0P TIL Mason Gamble, the actor that played Dennis in Dennis the Menace in 1993, beat out 20,000 kids with his audition for the role