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TIL James Lipton was literally a pimp

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69Dll TIL wealth consultants told the actors on the TV show Succession not to duck their heads when exiting a helicopter because "you would've been doing this your whole lives. You know where the propeller is. You wouldn’t duck your head, you’d just walk right the fuck out."
YJKd TIL that influential blues musician Lead Belly was released early from prison after killing a man due to the fact that his music impressed the Louisiana governor so much.
GYlwg TIL that almost every snow crystal has a tiny mote of dust at its center which can be anything from volcanic ash to a particle from outer space.
X0w1R TIL After Leo McCarey won the oscar for best director he said 'Thanks, but you gave it to me for the wrong picture' believing that 'Make Way For Tomorrow', which wasn't even nominated, deserved the award.
6kgZ TIL that the picture of an angry cloud of sentient electricity that is commonly seen on transformers is named “Mr. Ouch”