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TIL during the 2007 Writers Strike, David Letterman paid the Late Show staff out of his own pocket.

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8p94 TIL there was the Soviet equivalent to Eurovision called the Intervision Song Contest. Because of a lack of phones, viewers would turn lights on or off if they liked or didn’t like the song. According to load experienced on the electrical network, points were granted accordingly to each contestant.
ne09Y TIL before the title of "Help!" was decided on, the titles "Eight Arms To Hold You", "Who's Been Sleeping in My Porridge", "The Day The Clowns Collapsed" and "High-Heeled Knickers" were under consideration.
YXAA TIL Robert Kennedy posed for JFK’s Presidential Portrait
KYWv9 TIL before 1974 a trillion in the US was equal to a billion in England. (A billion US was a Milliard UK)
GAZOj TIL Carl Gugasian, one of the most prolific bank robbers ever in the US, thought he’d never be able to get a real job and felt he had no option but to resort to a life of crime. Convicted of robbery at 15, he didn't know that his juvenile records would get expunged.