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TIL that the judge from My Cousin Vinny was Herman Munster, Fred Gwynne.

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g9X9 TIL Frank Zappa was so astounded by the success of his song ‘Bobby Brown’ in Scandinavia that he wanted CBS to hire an anthropologist to study why the song became such a big hit.
Oom8R TIL that the day after Carrie Fisher died, while planning her funeral services, her mother, Debbie Reynolds, said "I want to be with Carrie," then immediately suffered a stroke a died.
xVQV0 TIL Texas' state government has a directly elected Railroad Commission. Despite the name, it ceased to regulate railroads in 2005 and now regulates on the oil and gas industry.
e0yyg TIL of Adam Clayton, a guy in his 20's who fought for right to die legislation bill C14 in Canada, while dealing with incurable chronic nerve pain. He committed suicide in late 2016.
VBYVk TIL In 1952, during his stint in the Navy, Jimmy Carter was once lowered into a damaged nuclear reactor as part of the clean-up process. This resulted in him having measurable levels of radiation in his urine for about the next six months.