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TIL Thomas Jefferson invented the swivel chair.

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K7WQ TIL that Fred Mertz does not appear in two episodes of “I Love Lucy” due to the actor William Frawley’s contract, which stated that he did not have to work if the NY Yankees were playing in The World Series.
rR8nx TIL Ed Sullivan went against pressure to not have African American entertainers on his show, and to not interact with them when they appeared. He presented groundbreaking performances by people like Bo Diddley, and presented obscure, less mainstream Black acts he knew from spending time in Harlem.
GAvXj TIL that Boeing's spacecraft are as good as their planes
dDjXB TIL During the height of Frasier's popularity, Moose, the dog who played Eddie, received more fan mail than any of his human costars.
k0d TIL that Adolf Hitler wrote a letter from jail begging a Mercedez-Benz dealership for a car loan. The letter was found at a flea market.