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TIL that George Washington had two stepchildren but no biological children

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4Mb6 TIL that Shawn Fanning of Napster fame wore a Metallica t-shirt to an MTV Awards show in which Ulrich Lars was in attendance. When he was asked where he got it he said “a friend shared it with him.”
oDaA TIL Jason Brown, the highest paid center in NFL in 2009, quit after making $25M to become a farmer and donates his crops to food pantries.
p1a4 TIL that by 1937, Experts ‘no longer used the term “genius” as an IQ classification…In 1939, David Wechsler specifically commented that “we are rather hesitant about calling a person a genius on the basis of a single intelligence test score”.’
KO0yR TIL about South Park episode 201. In it, Tom Cruise attempted to steal Muhammad’s immunity to satire. It ended with Kyle realizing that the best way to block parody was through threats of violence. The episode was censored due to bomb threats from Muslim activists, and Kyle’s revelation was removed.
4W9R TIL Following the death of Elvis, his record label made millions with Orion—a masked performer who sounded exactly like The King, leading many to believe he never really died