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KYLQB TIL Mary Frances Gerety who coined the iconic "A Diamond is Forever" slogan never married
D19eg TIL South African mercenaries were hired in the fight against Boko Haram
W6V4 TIL George Clooney secretly cleaned Richard Kind’s litter box for days, to the point Richard took the cat to the vet. Clooney then took a giant shit into the litter box himself. Richard took one look and exclaimed “Oh, my God! Kitty!’”
5bJn TIL survivors of the USS Arizona have the option to have their ashes placed within the ship upon their passing.
GAJ1j TIL that in 1923, a jockey named Frank Hayes won a horse race at Belmont Park in New York despite dying mid-race. He suffered a heart attack but stayed in the saddle until his horse crossed the finish line first. It was the only race he ever won, and the horse was named "Sweet Kiss." After the incid