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TIL the lyrics for the song “Suicide is Painless”, the theme song for the film Mash were written by the director’s 14 year-old son. He made over a million dollars in royalties while his father only made$70,000 for directing.

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GYdy7 TIL the September 1984 issue of Penthouse magazine is collectible because it un-covered the reigning Miss America, but is also contraband because it featured an underage Traci Lords.
XEXVQ TIL in September 1940, British pilot Ray Holmes saved Buckingham Palace from being hit by German bombing, when he used his Hawker Hurricane to destroy a Dornier Do 17 bomber over London by ramming but at the loss of his own aircraft (and almost his own life)
vPJDR TIL since he lost the democratic primary in 2006 Joe Lieberman created his own party and won
7r17Z TIL the European Union will require "speed limiters" in all cars by 2022. The technology uses road sign and GPS data to determine the legal speed limit and prevents the vehicle from exceeding the legal limit.
4k4g5 TIL In the Battle of Port-en-Bessin, after D Day, British commandos (outnumbered 4 to 1 by the Germans) fought their way up through concrete, entrenchments, mines & barbed wire defences to take German positions one-by-one