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TIL the guy who did the voice of McGruff the Crime Dog was sentenced to 16 years in prison for weed and ammo

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l7DPN TIL - Of Fox tossing, a blood sport popular in 18th & 17th century Europe where people would compete to sling a fox or other small animal into the air. This was usually fatal for the fox.
ymLp TIL to avoid the appearance of nepotism as the nephew of Francis Ford Coppola, Nicolas Coppola changed his name to Nicolas Cage, inspired by the Marvel Comics superhero Luke Cage
QoA9 TIL that Senator Daniel Webster turned down two offers to be vice president by William Henry Harrison and Zachary Taylor because he thought the office was a dead-end position. Both these presidents then died in office.
Jo5Q TIL of Salty and Roselle, two separate guide dogs who were in the World Trade Centre during 9/11. They were on the 71st and 78th floor of Tower 1 respectively. They each led their owners safely out of the burning tower amidst the chaos, and both owners and dogs survived.
oBOJW TIL William Safire was asked to prepare a speech for president Nixon to read on television to the world if Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong became stranded on the moon.