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TIL that Philip J Fry from Futurama is named after Matt Groening’s father “Homer Philip Groening”, not after Phil Hartman.

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yex8 TIL that today, March 21st, was proclaimed Afghanistan Day by Ronald Reagan because “To watch the courageous Afghan freedom fighters battle modern arsenals with simple hand-held weapons is an inspiration to those who love freedom.”
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NXkQe TIL that in 2009, Culture club singer Boy George was jailed for attempting to falsely imprison a male sex worker. He was handcuffed to a 'wall fixture', and beaten with a chain before managing to escape.