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TIL Stephen Colbert once took over a public access cable show in Michigan to interview Eminem on the air

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aAN0 TIL President George H.W. Bush was 17 when told of Pearl Harbor. He defied his Dad to join the Navy, becoming its youngest flier and a Pacific hero. Now, he doesn’t like to discuss it.
dL8Z TIL Jupiter shrinks by 2cm every year. When it first formed it was twice as big as it is now!
5YBbn TIL the Beastie Boys were immensely sexist and homophobic in their early career. However, upon hearing criticism of this, they apologized for it multiple times(one of them through a song) since and, while not listed in article, have been activists for social causes and battling bigotry.
a8N7A TIL when a Long Island woman accidentally threw away an envelope with $5000 cash intended for her mortgage, sanitation workers sifted through tons of trash until they found it. They refused to accept a reward.
Dpxr TIL that Verne Troyer (Mini-Me) has to do all of his own stunts because there is no stunt double that fits his size.