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TIL that Muhammad Ali's star on the Hollywood walk of fame is not on the sidewalk. It is on the wall of Kodak theater because of his request that "he did not want to be walked on."

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Kmgw TIL Kanye West once got arrested for breaking a paparazzi camera, and used his one phone call to order Chinese takeout.
9Y59M TIL Semantic Satiation - When you hear/say a word too many times that it temporarily loses its meaning and sounds like gibberish.
E1wMp TIL that Porsche sells no more than two identical Porsche 911s every year
AYM4 TIL At the height of the TV series “Frasier”’s popularity, Moose (who played Eddie the dog) received more fan mail than any of the human actors.
Oa6Y TIL 3 pacifists (all over age of 57) breached the defenses of a site that houses 100 tons of nuclear material, to paint antiwar slogans on buildings. The lapse in security at what is “supposed to be one of the world’s most secure facilities” was described by Steven Chu as “deeply troubling.”