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TIL Branches of the U.S. government are supposed to balance each others’ power

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OLkX TIL Jim Downey, who played the high school principal in Billy Madison, was a longtime writer on SNL. His famous “May God have mercy on your soul” speech at the end of the film was based on a speech Downey used to give to Chris Farley when Farley presented terrible ideas in the SNL writers’ room.
vNor TIL Europe was called the “Far West” in the Far East
GAYEj TIL about the Pirate Tower of Victoria Beach, a stone tower located near Laguna Beach CA. One of its owners, a retired sea captain used to dress up like a pirate and hold scavenger hunts for local children leading to legends that he had hidden his money somewhere in the tower.
VERk TIL homosexual swans mate with a female, solely for the eggs. Once she lays the eggs, the male chases it away and hatches the eggs along with its gay partner.
BgVXx TIL that lots of kids are named Bluey. It was the 9,217 most popular baby girl name and 8,212 most popular baby boy name in 2023. It was also a somewhat popular name before the kids tv show Bluey began production in 2018.