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TIL that Bob Barker stepped down as host of Miss USA/Universe pageants after 20 years after his request that fur prizes for the contestants be removed was refused. Following his wife's death Barker became a staunch advocate for animal rights.

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wr1E TIL an exotic dancer was busted by the IRS for failing to pay income tax on 1 million dollars in income she received in exchange for sex, from a single man.
ZvMB TIL after a wave of plane hijackers demanded passage to Cuba in the 1960s, the FAA considered building a fake Havana airport in Florida. US agents would wait for the plane to land and arrest the unsuspecting hijackers.
woXo TIL the slang term for prostitute is believed to have originated from Civil War General Joseph Hooker because he was a hardcore partier with many ladies.
NX0aJ TIL that flamingo can only eat when its head is upside down
8egrP TIL there is a race where competitors can be people on foot or riders on horses (and in one year, cyclists on bikes), set up to be a relatively even match