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TIL that Ellen Degeneres turned down the role of Phoebe on “Friends.”

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VAyQ TIL, Tim Storms holds the record for the lowest bass voice at G-7 or .189Hz, which the human ear cannot even detect.
vPGy7 TIL that Arthur Rostron who was the captain of the RMS Carpathia when it rescued Titanic survivors, was known for having a deep attachment to the ships he served on. When the RMS Mauretania was taken away to be scrapped, Rostron was too upset to go on the last journey with his former vessel.
Obme TIL Alan Greenspan admitted he was wrong about unregulated financial markets
KOaRa TIL that much of the human genome is made up the DNA of long extinct viruses which infected our ancestors
E1nQ0 TIL Dennis Hastert, former Republican Speaker of the House from 1999-2007 became the highest ranking US politician to go to prison. He had molested an unconfirmed number of boys (at least 4) and was indicted and plead guilty on charges of silencing a victim with hush money. He served 12 months.