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TIL that Robin Williams’ and Billy Crystal’s appearance on the TV show FRIENDS was not planned and the entire cameo was improvised.

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5YEa8 TIL that more than 27 million Americans went hunting in 2016 and that it generates nearly $3.5 billion yearly in federal, state and local taxes.
W75p8 TIL that in medieval depictions of Moses, he is depicted as having horns, because the Latin word in Exodus ‘cornutam’ can either mean ‘shining’ or ‘horns’. One example is Michaelengo’s Moses in Basilica of San Pietro in Vincoli in Rome. The tradition ended around the time of this sculpture.
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VMdJB TIL Ted Nugent's brother has served as CEO of both Neutrogena and Revlon.
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