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TIL that Ronald Reagan’s Alzheimer’s can be traced as far back as three years into his first term of presidency

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E1oYX TIL that Samuel L Jackson wanted a purple lightsaber so he would be noticeable in Attack of the Clones, and that he has the prop at home with, "Bad Mother f***er," inscribed in the hilt of it.
Lk0WP TIL that the street in front of the U.S. Embassy in Bucharest was named in honor of Liviu Librescu, Romanian–American scientist and engineer. A prominent academic in addition to being a survivor of the Holocaust, he is renown for his heroism during the 2007 Virginia Tech Shooting.
7rE5p TIL cupped pepperoni slices have a predetermined direction to form their cups, but the direction of heat from your oven overrides their natural tendencies
P8eg TIL: In 2004, Colby Nolan was awarded an MBA degree in business management by Trinity Southern University, sparking a lawsuit against the Dallas based institution. The problem? Although Colby had apparently maintained a GPA of 3.5, he was, in fact, a six year old cat.
6VAw TIL the last three people John Belushi was snorting cocaine with before he fatally overdosed was a drug dealer, Robin Williams and Robert DeNiro