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W7Qd4 TIL that according to mobster Alvin Karpis, Ma Barker had no actual involvement with the Barker Gang and her role as its leader was fabricated by the FBI to justify killing an elderly woman.
1pAV TIL Samsung has a military branch. They’re producing jet engines, robots and howitzers!
78MbM TIL Bob Marley was never nominated for a Grammy. However, he has 2 albums (Catch a Fire & Exodus) and 3 singles (“Get Up, Stand Up,” “No Woman, No Cry,” & “One Love”) in the Grammy Hall of Fame.
Kyr6 TIL that every week in Japan, there’s a widely-popular, five-minute-long TV program that features a girl running up a hill. That’s it. Each week, there’s a different girl and a different hill. It’s called, “Zenryoku Saka”.
4XXWb Short answer: Every once in a (very long) while