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TIL There Have Only Been 3 Perfect Games in Putt-Putt Professional Golfers Association (PPPGA) History

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b9Y7j TIL that after Hunter S. Thompson, the author best known for Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, died, he was cremated and his ashes were fired out of a cannon. The cannon was placed on top of a 153-foot statue of a fist holding a peyote button, paid for by Johnny Depp.
wL1lM TIL Louis Armstrong's "What a Wonderful World" sold less than 1000 copies when first released in America due to suppression from the president of his label. It became well-known after inclusion in the soundtrack to Good Morning, Vietnam.
Zpj44 TIL that WinCo Foods Inc., a popular chain of supermarket stores on the US West Coast, is majority-owned by its employees.
kOge1 TIL that most "spider bites" may actually be misdiagnosed MRSA infections
Wk9mL TIL On September 15, 2009, Comedy Central re-broadcasted South Park's 'Fishsticks' episode for two straight hours following the press attention towards Kanye West interrupting Taylor Swift's acceptance speech at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards.