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TIL the song "Miss United States" from Miss Congeniality was written by a 6 year old.

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j6KAn TIL that the original 1923 Yankee Stadium cost $2.4 million, or about $38 million in 2023 dollars.
jNaXN TIL sweatshirts were invented in 1926 by Alabama football player Benjamin Russell Jr. as a more comfortable alternative to abrasive wool for practice jerseys. They were made by the Russell Manufacturing Company, founded by Russel Sr. and known today as Russell Athletic.
mxolE TIL after high school senior Allison Closs dressed up a cardboard cutout of Danny DeVito to go with her to prom, DeVito returned the favor by bringing a cardboard cutout of Closs to the set of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
oLpK TIL during the LA riots a group of Korean American business owners fought against looters and rioters with shotguns and semi-automatic weapons from the rooftops of their business.
61El TIL Romania had the unusual distinction of being at war with both the Allied and Axis powers simultaneously in August-September of 1944.