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TIL that comedian Ron White of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour was an Executive Producer of the 2013 documentary film ‘Bridegroom’, which centered around a man who was unable to attend the funeral of his same-sex fiance following his tragic accidental death.

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NX7lb TIL in the 18th century, rich people usually owned a large wig for formal occasions and a smaller one to wear at home. Wigs were a status symbol and were also the target of thieves due to how costly some of them were. Those who couldn't afford wigs tried to make their real hair look like one.
VBJNG TIL the Nintendo character Kirby is named after John Kirby, a corporate lawyer that won their case when they were sued by Universal Studios for using the name Kong in Donkey Kong.
oRPrr TIL in the 1950’s statues depicting Christopher Columbus making an indigenous woman flinch on one side and Davy Crockett arresting an indigenous man in front of his family on the other were taken down from the US capital
WeOA TIL the most powerful commercial radio station ever was WLW (700KHz AM), which during certain times in the 1930s broadcasted 500kW radiated power. At night, it covered half the globe. Neighbors within the vicinity of the transmitter heard the audio in their pots, pans, and mattresses.
e0kyD TIL after suffering a massive heart attack and thought to be on his death bed, an inmate in Nashville confessed to a decade-old murder as way to clear his conscious before he died. Instead, he made a full recovery. He was then indicted for murder, and later convicted