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Jpv4 TIL That Serial Killer Dennis Rader a.k.a. BTK asked the cops if it was safe to communicate via a Floppy Disk. After getting caught he couldn’t believe that cops had lied to him.
E1OR7 TIL Jim Henson is on the Hollywood Walk of Fame as both himself and "Kermit The Frog". Only three other people have received this honor. Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse; Mel Blanc and Bugs Bunny; and Mike Myers and Shrek.
vj9D TIL that there are over 150 regional “kings” in Nigeria, and that one of them used to be a Professor Emeritus at University of North Carolina
wxKE TIL Robin Williams performed stand-up comedy at a Seattle nightclub in 2004, 2007, and 2008 to donate all of the proceeds, totaling nearly $50K, to a local food bank without telling anyone.
69bZX TIL that the NBA D (Developmental) league changed its name to the G league in 2017, with the G standing for Gatorade. This made it the first pro sports league named for an advertiser