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MmEm TIL that the Secret Service agent who saved Ronald Reagan’s life had been inspired to join the Service by a 1939 film that starred Ronald Reagan as a Secret Service agent.
VMWm4 TIL even though smoking has been banned on airplanes, ash trays are mandatory on every plane. This is for safe disposal in case someone breaks the law.
R5kMj TIL about space junk collectors
XAp8 TIL One of Bill Clinton’s first jobs out of law school was working for the Dallas office of the 1972 George McGovern Campaign. He worked with Ron Kirk, Anne Richards, and Steven Spielberg; who went on to become Mayor of Dallas, Governor of Texas, and Steven Spielberg, respectively.
DQPZe TIL Drake bought a “fantastical, forgotten amusement park” made by famous artists such as Keith Haring, Jean-Michel Basquiat, and Salvador Dali to name a few. The original park ran in Germany in 1987. You can go to see the original rides today in Los Angeles, at the carnival Luna Luna.