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TIL Tupac Shakur and Jim Carrey were close friends. Tupac was a big fan of Jim Carrey's acting and formed a friendship. It was strong enough where Jim Carrey would frequently write to Tupac during his incarceration. The photo of them walking together seems like they enjoyed each other's company.

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KOkG9 TIL that Seattle City Lights paid an annual payment of $5000 to British Columbia for the loss of over 5,000 acres of land due to the filling up of the Ross Dam Reservoir
7EwL TIL that in 1946 the United States offered to give up its atomic bomb stockpile and transfer all fissionable material to a United Nations body, to which a Soviet representative said that USSR does not want equality. The Soviet Union wants complete freedom to pursue its own aims as it sees fit".
eYeL TIL That “Denim”(Jean) comes from Nimes, France. It was therefore originally called serge de Nimes or “fabric from Nimes”. The “serge” soon disappeared and left us with “de Nimes”.
GANW7 TIL due to variances in Earth's orbit, in the northern hemisphere the day with the earliest sunset IS NOT December 21st. In fact in USA it occurs in early December and varies +/-2 weeks depending on your location
eg6J TIL Mario Lemieux on his first ever shift in NHL, stole the puck from Hall of Fame defenceman Ray Bourque and scored a goal with his first NHL shot.