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Today I learned that Jeffrey Jones (the Principal in Ferris Bueller) is an actor/convicted sex offender

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OGZWX TIL: the “old Duke rate”; a legal loophole that allows electric consumers in South Carolina pay the same rate for electricity that they have been since 1966
OovXe TIL an American entrepreneur and magnate ran as an independent Presidential candidate in 1872, and later ran for the position of dictator of the USA, drawing record crowds to campaign rallies (despite charging an admission fee). Instead of shaking hands with other people, he shook hands with himself
x61Wb TIL I learned that a cornerstone of the Robert E. Lee Memorial on Monument Avenue in Richmond included a time capsule containing, among other seemingly innocuous items, a picture of Lincoln lying in his coffin.
nloB TIL that the world’s fastest internet connection is owned by a 75-year-old swedish woman, the internet connection is up to 40 Gbps
R79Da TIL only one horror movie has ever won an Oscar for Best Picture - The Silence of the Lambs - it is also one of only three films of all time to win all 5 top awards