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TIL that the limousine JFK was killed in was refurbished and occasionally used by Presidents Johnson, Nixon, Ford and Carter until 1977.

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wok6 TIL Mt. Everest has 3G coverage
7QxO TIL a young Elvis Presley was told to “stick to driving a truck” at a failed audition in 1954. 2 years later he was a worldwide superstar.
8BaP TIL Jim Carrey is a metalhead, and requested Cannibal Corpse to play in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. He even got on stage and sang with them.
eGKn TIL that a movement seeks to rename the Australian dollar to the “dollarydoo”, based on a classic ‘The Simpsons’ episode. Doing so would increase demand for the currency and strengthen the Australian economy, organizers claim.
ADkda TIL while in prison, US marines forced Saddham Hussein to watch the South Park Movie, which depicts him as gay and dating satan. The creators received a signed photo of Saddham in 2009 from the US Army 4th Infantry Division.