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TIL in the 1970s Intervision Song Contest, the Communist equivalent to Eurovision, viewers would vote by turning on lights at a given moment; power plants would measure the load to help determine the winner

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gMkK7 TIL Professional Wrestler "Macho Man" Randy Savage played in Minor League Baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals, learning to throw with his left hand after he injured his right shoulder and strengthening his swing by hitting a hanging car tire; the latter technique adopted by teammate Larry Herndon.
MmdA TIL that Ashton Kutcher had a girlfriend who was murdered by a serial killer while they were dating.
nvMG TIL that bread gets stale faster in the refrigerator.
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