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TIL Johnny Cash was the first radio operator to receive the news of Joseph Stalin’s death.

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EdOP TIL there is a palm tree and pine tree planted next to each other at the midpoint of California. The palm tree signifies the entrance to Southern California, while the pine tree signifies the entrance to Northern California.
Z8WdB TIL rats can go two weeks without water, longer than camels (3-5 days)!
b9lK7 TIL in a 1986 interview, Jackie Gleason said he considered suing Hanna-Barbera for The Flintstones being a copy of The Honeymooners, but passed when his lawyers cautioned, “Do you want to be known as the guy who yanked Fred Flintstone off the air?”.
Dp5V TIL that ‘JREF’ has a standing $1mil (US) reward for anyone who can prove supernatural or paranormal powers under mutually agreed upon testing conditions. Since 1964, it has gone unclaimed and every applicant has either failed or not agreed to the testing conditions.
Yp9ZP TIL: President Eisenhower hit the same pine tree so many times playing Augusta National that he tried to get the club to remove it in 1956. The club's chairman adjourned the meeting so he wouldn't have to disagree with a sitting POTUS. Sadly the tree had to be removed in 2011 due to an ice storm.