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TIL At age 36, William Jennings Bryan was the youngest US presidential nominee ever. One of the most popular speakers in American history, he was noted for a deep, commanding voice

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M77XA TIL that Elliott Smith's death in 2003 is still inconclusive and the Los Angeles Police Department's investigation into the case remains open
G8B7 TIL that specially destructive hurricanes have their names retired from the hurricane name list
vPPJK TIL Although “Blade Runner” has become one of the most critically acclaimed science fiction films in history, it was originally a box-office dud. it is an adaptation of Philip K. Dick's 1968 novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
PZ0L TIL Aboriginal Australians, especially in the west-central parts of the continent, have a high frequency of natural blond-to-brown hair, with as many as 90–100% of children having blond hair in some areas.
QJxE6 TIL of the 1971 QANTAS bomb hoax, where a $500,000 ransom was paid to disclose the location of a bomb onboard a QANTAS flight that would detonate if the plane flew below 20,000ft. There was never a bomb on board, and half the ransom is still unrecovered.