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TIL Al Lewis (Grandpa on The Munsters) used to have Charles Manson babysit his kids.

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Xbk8 TIL the sound Hypnotoad from Futurama makes is a recording of a turbine engine played backwards.
ANY6B TIL that after the highly influential singing group "The Ink Spots" broke up in the 1950s, so many former members and even non-members used "The Ink Spots" group name that in 1967, a Federal Judge ruled that it had become Public Domain and was free for anyone to use. Over 100 groups have done so.
4Q6g TIL that a man spent 5 months in prison - unaware that his bail was $2.00
VmQG TIL That in 2013 when asked if they trusted the government over 75% of Americans responded no.
xAV1 TIL that to eliminate all the elusive invasive goats in the Galapagos, researchers attached a radio-collar to a ‘Judas goat’ who would, because of its gregarious nature, seek out other goats. It was then tracked down, the group killed, but with the 'traitor’ left alive in order to find more goats.