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TIL That Bill Cosby received credit for his TV work as part of his Doctorate in Education degree

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04Ry TIL that in New Zealand, names for children must be approved by the government before being legally registered. Despite this, names such as “Number 16 Bus Shelter”, “Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii” and “Violence” have been approved while “Yeah Detroit” and “Sex Fruit” have been rejected.
5YW9D TIL that Julius Caesar almost started his career as a priest, which would have forbidden him from touching a horse, sleeping one night outside of Rome, or looking upon an army
Z8rWD TIL that the first woman in space, cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, was not supplied with a toothbrush during her voyage; she used her finger to brush her teeth
oRdR7 TIL Jimmy Carter’s father, brother, and two sisters all died of pancreatic cancer at relatively young ages. (Seen in this article about his brother Billy)
wQ1o TIL that Charlie Chaplin was one of Hitler’s favorite comedians, and despite the mockery against him in the Chaplin film The Great Dictator, Hitler had it screened twice in his private theater.