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TIL NFL Hall of Famer Lynn Swann was the inspiration for Troy Bolton and High School Musical

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5WrR TIL Speedy Gonzales has a cousin called Slowpoke Rodriguez that appeared in only two cartoons. Since he cannot move fast enough to defend himself, he carries a gun for protection.
1aEr7 TIL a weird 'Boomerang' earthquake detected under the Atlantic Ocean. The temblor shot eastward across a deep gash in th seafloor, and then zipped back to where it started at incredible speeds. It moved so fast it created the geologic version of a sonic boom.
NQOE TIL Byron White was a former star football player who became a Supreme Court Justice. He ruled in the case of Runyon v. McCrary in which a black student was rejected by a private school. That student, Michael McCrary would later become a NFL Linebacker and won the Byron White NFL Award in 2000.
D1M0g TIL that Sergio Leone and Ennio Morricone were classmates early in life before becoming collaborators in film later on
5YAj9 TIL A teenager, Peter Roberts invented a quick-release ratchet. He sold his patent to Sears for $10,000 who said that the invention was not worth very much and then went on to make $44 million selling the ratchet. He sued them for fraud and was awarded $1 million.