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TIL that one of Lucille Ball's first credited roles was with the Three Stooges.

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Ypv0r TIL Rita Moreno is one of the few artists to have won all four major annual American entertainment awards: Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and a Tony. She is also one of 23 people who have achieved what is called the Triple Crown of Acting, with individual competitive Academy, Emmy and Tony awards for acting.
0nLM TIL: Despite lack of media coverage, the Special Olympics World Games is often the largest sporting event of the year
oDkW TIL elephants console one another when they are upset with trunk strokes and touches
M7r17 TIL, Cocaine should never be injected as it a protoplasmic poison and causes tissue necrosis.
Y5rA TIL that Carmel, IN has replaced almost all of their traffic lights by roundabouts. This led to an estimated 40% decrease in all accidents and 90% in fatal ones, saving $180,000 because of lower maintenance cost and several thousands of gallons of gas per roundabout per year