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TIL as recently as the 1920s, Southern California was home to massive grizzly bears sometimes exceeding 2000 lbs. They were equaled in size only by the Kodiak bears of Alaska.

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a8paJ TIL after the outlaw George Parrott was executed in 1881, his skull was used as an ashtray, and his skin was made into a pair of shoes and a medicine bag. The doctor who performed the autopsy later became Governor of Wyoming and wore the shoes to his inaugural ball.
GYkQ7 TIL there is an Amish town called Intercourse in PA, USA
wQe7 TIL Prince used a picture of Dave Chappelle dressed as Prince for a 2013 album cover
kJx14 TIL Leo McCarey, the director of Duck Soup (1933), said in an interview with Cahiers du cinema in 1967: "The most surprising thing about this film was that I succeeded in not going crazy, because I really did not want to work with them: they were completely mad."
v1k0x TIL in 1984, Johnny Carson placed a giant eye over his shoulder on the Tonight Show set to reference Big Brother. They removed it after a week because viewers were too creeped out.