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TIL The Danny Trejo character Machete originated in the Spy Kids movies

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mplM TIL that “Baby Huey” was a 400lbs Chicago soul singer who died at age 26 after releasing a single unsuccessful album. The album later became hugely influential on early hiphop artists, eventually being sampled on hundreds of hiphop tracks over the past 35 years
a810J TIL That the U.S. Navy and U.S.M.C. will celebrate their 250th birthdays in Philadelphia this October. And why is it being held in Philly and not D.C. you may ask? Because Philly is the birthplace for both! I served in the Navy and live in PA, so I am glad to learn of this great event!
xWj0 TIL that when President Roosevelt visited The Pentagon in 1945 before its dedication he ordered them to remove the whites only signes and therefore making The Pentagon the only building in Virginia were segregation laws were not enforced until 1965.
AVX4 TIL Vanessa Bayer of SNL was sent to Hawaii on a “Make-a-Wish” trip as a teen, because she had leukemia. She beat the cancer, graduated from the Ivy League, and now does charity work with the organization.
mapp TIL that the Postmaster general is the second highest paid government official after the President