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TIL Chelsea Peretti’s (Gina from Brooklyn Nine-Nine) brother founded Buzzfeed

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9YVr TIL that Fox News parent company “News Corp” has historically given more money to democrats than republicans.
10eD TIL that in the United Kingdom, there exists a satirical political party by the name of the Official Monster Raving Loony Party. Currently, it holds 7 seats in local governments and its official political position is “Sitting, Facing Forward”.
4XBmJ TIL of Moses of Crete, who proclaimed himself the Jewish Messiah and told his followers to walk through the sea with him to re-take Palestine. The sea didn't budge, many drowned, and Moses disappeared.
XE7DQ TIL the female backing singer during Elvis's infamous "laughing" version of Lonesome Tonight, who keeps singing as Elvis struggles to regain his composure because of it, was Cissa Houston, Whitney Houston's mother
gMlV4 TIL that Johnny Cash reignited his career in the 90’s due to his fondness (and rift it caused with his older, evangelical audience at the time) of a late 80’s British tribute album of his songs made by Indie/Punk musicians to raise money for AIDS awareness