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TIL The Allman Brothers Band funded Jimmy Carter $800,000 to his nearly broke presidential campaign, without the donations he likely would not have won.

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R7ZY1 TIL the USSR tried to blackmail a gay US journalist with photos of him having sex with a Soviet spy, but he refused to cooperate and reported the incident to the CIA. When the Soviets sent the photos to prominent journalists, they all refused to out him.
KYveQ TIL the first known labor strike occurred in 1158 BC when the Pharaoh Ramesses III failed to provide rations to his workers. The workers staged a sit-in at a temple and marched to demand payment from the Vizier.
9AXr TIL that Planet Aid takes your clothing donations and sells them directly to overseas companies. They do not donate any items for free.
XA1R TIL that footage of Jazz being thrown out of the house on ‘Fresh Prince’ was only filmed once. The actor was to wear the same clothes on episodes he is thrown out to avoid continuity issues.
g114 TIL that the creators of Cards Against Humanity released a holiday expansion pack and all proceeds were donated directly to Wikipedia. This because, “Without it we would not have known the exact volume of a dose of fresh boar sperm or graduated college.”