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TIL Jackie Gleason made $11 million dollars for making the Honeymooners.

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Mejvm TIL that Lethal Weapon 2 opened in South Africa, December 1989. Despite the film's anti-South African stance, it was passed uncut by the censors and it was a huge hit. Two months later, Nelson Mandela was released from prison. Danny Glover had actually portrayed him in HBO’s Mandela (1987)
PD6e TIL: Jim Thorpe’s 1912 Olympic achievements are still not recognized by the IOC.
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AD68g TIL the Mercedes-Benz C-Class has the highest likelihood of being resold during the first year of ownership - nearly 1/8 of all C-Classes enter the used car market in less than a year.
8eJMZ TIL that before becoming famous as a General in the Union Army, William T. Sherman was the first superintendent of Louisiana State Seminary, which went on to become Louisiana State University.