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TIL that the rap video "Lazy Sunday" produced by thelonelyisland way back in the day helped YouTube achieve national recognition as a video sharing site not meant just for video creators 👀

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6E5d7 TIL Rush Limbaugh avoided the the Vietnam draft due to an anal cyst.
Lklm0 TIL The summit of Mt. Everest is marine limestone, meaning the highest point on Earth was once ocean seafloor.
mR9y TIL Willie Nelson smoked a joint on the rooftop of the White House as Secret Service looked on.
LkWDd TIL in World War II, a few engineers wanted to reinforce the (returned) fighter planes where most of the bullet holes were. Mr. Abraham Wald then said: Let's reinforce them where no bullet holes are instead - because apparently, airplanes hit in these spots did NOT return.
ZQBa TIL it is possible to become a lawyer in 4 states with zero formal education in law