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TIL Harrison Ford and Sylvester Stallone are the only two actors in history to have starred in a box-office No. 1 film across six consecutive decades.

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75mx TIL that the United States ranks last in intergenerational justice. The US has an exceedingly high rate of child poverty and debt compared to other countries, while achieving low rates of senior poverty and debt at the expense of the young. [PDF Warning]
D1JlD TIL that the Satin Dolls, the strip club that was used as the Bada Bing strip club on "The Sopranos", was shut down in 2014 due to its owner's connections to the Mafia
WOE4 TIL that Oscar The Grouch is actually orange. He only appears green because of the mold and moss covering his fur from years of living in a trash can.
7rbV7 TIL there are about 267 Union Civil War monuments and memorials, of which 10 are statues of Lincoln and 18 schools named after Lincoln
mx8av TIL that after the Colossus of Rhodes snapped at the knees and fell over onto the city after an earthquake, the remains lay untouched for over 800 years. Even broken, the Colossus was so impressive that many people travelled just to see the pieces.