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TIL that after the show In Living Color aired a live show opposite the Super Bowl halftime broadcast and got huge ratings, the NFL opted to include major pop culture acts every year since

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VMA64 TIL that George Washington owned the largest distillery in America, producing 11,000 gallons of whiskey per year
j88p TIL that ‘Tommy Boy’ is actually an update of Shakespeare’s 'Hamlet’: Tommy is the Prince, his father dies, his mother (Bo Derek) is Gertrude, in reality married to his “step brother” (Rob Lowe) who is Claudius. David Spade’s character is Horatio.
Go5Q TIL that when FDR died in 1945, Harry Truman offered his condolences to Eleanor, asking, “Is there anything I can do for you?” Mrs. Roosevelt responded, “Is there anything we can do for you? For you are the one in trouble now.”
9YBYp TIL in 2017 the 2nd generation Vauxhall Tigra was the car most likely to fail its inspection - over 58% of them ended up failing.
deOK TIL Howard Hughes’ “The Conqueror” was filmed on a nuclear test site, causing 91 cast and crew members to develop cancer. This is thought to be responsible for the deaths of John Wayne, Susan Hayward, director Dick Powell and others. It would be Hughes’ last movie.