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TIL The setting for the Fallout series is based on a novel called “A Boy and His Dog”.

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J1w7V TIL that the actor Lorne Greene, later known for his roles on 'Bonanza' and 'Battlestar Galactica', first achieved fame as a Radio Newscaster for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation during the early days of WWII. He became known as 'The Voice of Doom" because of the grim news he often reported.
nod TIL Ronald Reagan won 49 out of 50 states in his second term election, missing the only one by less than 4000 votes
PYp1G TIL that after conquering Britain, the Nazis planned to deport all men aged between 17 and 45 to Germany to perform slave labour, while the remaining population was terrorised
go1L TIL Bald Eagles are so named because “balde” is an Old English word meaning “white.”
7rM1r TIL that chariot racer Gaius Appuleius Diocles is the highest paid athlete of all-time with an amassed fortune of $15 billion.