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TIL There was a minor league baseball player named “Wonderful Terrific Monds III”

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bxG7 TIL that in a span of 40 years Looney Tunes and Merry Melodies cartoons were sold by Warner Bros. to Associated Artists Productions, which was sold to United Artists, which was sold to MGM, which was sold to Turner Broadcasting, which was sold to …Time Warner, bringing the cartoons full circle.
D1KAe TIL about the McGold Card. A McDonald’s specialty card that grants 2 free meals, every week, for fifty years to the card holder. Notable holders include Bill Gates and Warren Buffet.
5YAVp TIL that you should never wash raw chicken. Doing do increases your risk of food poisoning from campylobacter bacteria by splashing water contaminated with the bacteria onto hands, work surfaces, clothing, and cooking equipment.
GYnd7 TIL that George H.W. Bush is the longest living president in US history
W7DgY TIL the electricity tariff you paid in the U.K. is/was controlled by a signal hidden in BBC Radio 4 broadcasts