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TIL of Society for the Prevention of Calling Sleeping Car Porters "George". Membership was open to anyone whose first or last name was George.

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p8OkO TIL about a popular carnival game where people threw baseballs at living black people.
oRwkE TIL Rachel Reynolds has been a model on The Price is Right for over 20 years and is the only cast member remaining from the Bob Barker era
Bg1XD TIL Kit Harington auditioned for “Game of Thrones” with a black eye after getting involved in a fight at McDonald’s the night before. The fight was because someone called his date an “ugly pig”. Kit ended up getting the role of Jon Snow and thought the black eye may have helped him land the role.