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TIL that OJ. Simpson’s Heisman trophy was melted down and made into small angel pins for people who donated money to battered women’s causes.

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7RX7 TIL In 1901, Teddy Roosevelt presented his “Controlling the Trusts” speech to Congress shortly after taking the reins as President. In the speech, he asked Congress to curb the corporation’s power to “within reasonable limits”.
yVJLl TIL that 'Succotash' from Sylvester the cat's "sufferin' succotash" catchphrase isn't just a made-up word, but actually a North American food made with sweet corn
Wdk8 TIL Bill Paxton and Lance Henriksen share the distinction of being the only actors to have been killed by an Alien, a Predator and a Terminator.
e0xBL TIL the film industry relocated from New York to LA to escape from Thomas Edison's patents.
vMPK TIL that hours before his death Edgar Allen Poe was found on the streets of Baltimore. He was incoherent, wearing another man’s clothes, and unable to explain how he got there. The cause of his death is an unsolved mystery.