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TIL Ryan Reynolds was on a Push Pop commercial in the 90's

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dJV9 TIL Otis Redding’s “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay” was recorded just two days before Redding died in a plane crash. The iconic whistling at the end of the track was the result of Redding forgetting the lyrics he had written for that part.
x6vk7 TIL the first transatlantic telegraph cable was completed in 1858 and it took 2 minutes for a single character to make the journey, the first full message from Queen Victoria taking almost 18 hours to complete.
nLp9 TIL when Charlie Sheen was being sentenced for using a prostitute, the judge asked him why a man like him would have to pay for sex. Sheen reportedly replied: “I don’t pay them for sex. I pay them to leave.”
Grg7 TIL that sign languages vary dramatically between different countries. American Sign Language is related to French Sign Language, and signers of both can understand each other some, but British Sign Language is unintelligible to them.
Lkpw9 TIL A growing number of people who majored in the arts are spending up to $10,500 on bootcamps in computer coding and web design because they are finding that they don't have a lot of tangible skills that employers want. 95% are employed within 90 days of graduation