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TIL the ghost "Slimer" from the first Ghostbusters movie was not named until the 1986 animated television series "The Real Ghostbusters".

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xVODw TIL in 2019 the US government recovered over $3 Billion using the False Claims Act, generally from whistleblower reports.
nPGP TIL cops are significantly less likely to die on the job than bartenders and cab drivers.
eAJ4 TIL when you give a thumbs up, the divot at the base of your thumb and wrist is called a “snuff box” ( this is actually the medical term)
7rK57 TIL that when Pope Benedict XI (1302) decided to hire a painter, he sent a messenger to Florence, Italy to collect a sample from Giotto. Giotto drew a perfect circle and handed it to the messenger, instructing him to bring it to the Pope. When the pope learned it was done freehand, he hired Giotto.
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