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TIL that the last 17 Treasurers of the United States have been women.

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mx9JR TIL the only person to die playing baseball is Ray Chapman in 1920 at age 29; he was hit by a pitch and died 12 hours later. His death helped lead to the ban on spitballs after the season and requiring umpires to replace dirty balls. It helped lead to the use of batting helmets albeit 30 years later
xw0 TIL that the cat Corleone was petting in the opening scene of “The Godfather” was a stray that wandered onto the set. Brando picking it up and petting it was not in the script
JZ0m TIL the reason Richard Nixon’s head in Futurama says “Aroo!” is because Nixon reminds Billy West of a werewolf.
ggGL TIL Harrison Ford had extensive knowledge of reptiles from his childhood participation in the Boy Scouts of America. This was jokingly reversed as a fear of snakes in his portrayal of Indiana Jones.