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TIL Whitney Houston & Vanessa Williams were the frontrunners for Denise & Sondra Huxtable on The Cosby Show. Houston turned down the role after deciding to become a singer. Williams was required to turn down the role after winning Miss America. The parts went to Lisa Bonet & Sabrina Le Beauf.

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no0P TIL Citizens of the UK have the right to see CCTV footage of themselves and get a copy within 40 days of asking for it.
xVN8w Saturn is home to some of the strongest winds in the solar system, with wind speeds of over 1,100 miles per hour and thanks to these strong winds and also auroras, Saturn’s atmosphere is “so warm.”
oRVQo TIL a man had purchased a $2 tintype photograph at an antique shop, only to uncover its astonishing secret – it was an exceedingly rare image of Billy the Kid, making it just the second known photograph in existence of the iconic outlaw. The tintype photograph has since been appraised at $5 million.
d8kX7 TIL Tylenol can dull emotional pain as well as physical pain
VBYVk TIL In 1952, during his stint in the Navy, Jimmy Carter was once lowered into a damaged nuclear reactor as part of the clean-up process. This resulted in him having measurable levels of radiation in his urine for about the next six months.