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TIL: Tom Hanks’ son is a “rapper” named Chet Haze who apparently keeps it real

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DEmv TIL that Davy Crockett was a Tennessee Congressman and upon losing reelection he said in his concession speech “Since you have elected a man with a timber toe to succeed me, you may all go to Hell and I will go to Texas.”
X0EZE TIL that McDonald’s created a type of broccoli that tasted like bubblegum, in a failed attempt to provide a healthier happy meal. It was reported to taste “confusing”
P96Z TIL that in 1959 a pilot ejected from his plane directly into a violent thunder cloud. The storm winds kept him aloft for 40 minutes, pelting him with hailstones and so much rain that at times he had to hold his breath to keep from drowning in mid-air.
oRyGr TIL that in the original United States Articles of Confederation, "Canada" (Quebec) had an open invitation to join the United States at their own choosing. Other colonies could only be admitted by a vote of existing states.
epBQk TIL that Ken Norton was such a dominant fighter that he defeated Ali in their first match, breaking his jaw. The second match Ali won. When it came to the third match, Ali won again but both Ali and Norton felt that Norton was the better boxer.