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TIL Ving Rhames gave his Golden Globe to Jack Lemmon (1998)

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7r4rL TIL Robin Williams was a notorious joke thief, but some comedians would specifically show up and perform at clubs Robin was at because after Robin stole their bits, he would "secretly" pay them.
BrPxW TIL that Harriet Tubman escaped slavery in the southerns states, then returned again and again to rescue 70 more enslaved people. Then later, after the Fugitive Slave Act was passed, she helped guide fugitives farther north into Canada. During the American Civil War she helped the Union Army.
lop5r TIL that JFK had his cabinet staff read "The Guns of August", a book about the start of WWI in August 1914, during the Cuban Missile Crisis in October 1963, saying "I am not going to follow a course which will allow anyone to write a comparable book about this time, "The Missiles of October."
KO9OG TIL that in 2001 a Hooter's restaurant held a sales contest offering the prize of a new Toyota (which was actually April Fools’ joke). When a waitress won, she was given a new toy “Yoda". She sued the restaurant alleging fraudulent misrepresentation and won enough money to buy a new car.
XEBlR TIL That every 13 -17 years, billions of Cicadas emerge from the ground to mate. Once the Cicadas have transformed and predators leave the swarms alone, the males lay eggs. After a few days, they all die and disappear for another 13 - 17 years.