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TIL in 2009 an ascot-wearing Jeopardy! contestant and "self-proclaimed gadabout" successfully hid a drawing of a dick in his podium signature

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rJQW TIL After Rat-Packer Sammy Davis Jr died in 1990, his Widow soon discovered that he was nearly broke and owed back taxes. She then had his body exhumed to strip him of the $70,000 worth of jewelry he had been buried with.
vAjB TIL of child prodigy Kim Ung-Yong - The Man With World’s Highest IQ who was fluent in 4 languages by the age of 4 and began attending university the same year.
1anYD TIL that for over 100 years, Canada forced many Indigenous children to attend Residential schools away from their families years at a time. The quality of instruction was sub-par, many children were physically, sexually, and mentally abused, and at least 4000 children died in the school system.
69eNX TIL it took 18 months for Microsoft to create the Windows Vista 4-second startup sound. The soundbite was picked from hours of audio recorded by King Crimson's guitarist Robert Fripp.
VMJdQ TIL that competitive eater Matthew Kai Stonie attempted to recreate Big Smoke's order from the "Drive-thru" mission in GTA San Andreas, which weighed in at 9050 calories, and ate it in under 35 minutes.