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TIL rapper Nate Dogg served 3 years in the US Marines

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dDxYK TIL After staging a coup and seizing control of the Congolese government in 1965, the terrible dictator Mobutu went on to host The Rumble in the Jungle in 1974- arguably the greatest heavy-weight boxing match of all time between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman, featuring the famous rope-a-dope.
MMgK TIL that 20 years ago when Zach Galifianakis learned a woman at his laundromat was homeless, he began paying her rent. He still does, and is sure to meet up for the occasional lunch. She will be his date to ‘Hangover Part III’ premiere.
VMORB TIL that Elton John holds the record for most consecutive years--30--of having a song in the top 40
e4L TIL James Earl Jones declined to have his name included in the credits of Star Wars and Empire Strikes Back, feeling his contributions were too insignificant.
rQpW TIL Richard Dennis turned $400 into $200 million on the stock market. To prove wrong the people who said his fortune was due to luck, he picked up a group of people off the street with no previous experience and taught them how to trade. In 5 years, they made $175 million using his strategies.