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TIL a Samurai became a ‘Ronin’ if he didn’t commit 'seppuku’ (ritualistic suicide) following the death of his master

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dD7Dr TIL Bill Dana, comedian and script writer, most well known for his character Jose Jimenez, had a brother who was an accomplished musician, arranger, and who wrote the theme song to Get Smart. Dana had earlier worked with comedian Don Adams, and wrote what would become his character in Get Smart.
x68Ao TIL John Tyler and his second wife (Julia Gardiner) had a Presidential male canary named Johnny Ty who died of a heart attack after they tried to breed it with another male canary
4k8g6 TIL in 1955 jazz musician Wardell Gray - who played with Count Basie and Benny Goodman - was scheduled to play the opening night of the Moulin Rouge Hotel in Vegas, the first integrated hotel-casino in the city. Gray never played and his body was found in the desert, with his death still a mystery.
kOmPB TIL That one of the honey badgers defence is to go for the groin area. Basically ripping its preys testicles off until they bleed to death.
DJgD TIL Volvo will fly you and a friend to Sweden, with five-star hotel, and ship your Volvo to you; Volvo makes more money this way because you’ve ridden the car a mile and they’re technically selling you a “used” car.