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TIL The White House has a Chief Calligrapher. Job includes writing invitations to dinners, greetings, and proclamations. The position earns over $100k a year.

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GYZw7 TIL that in 1939, radio station WJSV in Washington, DC recorded their entire 19-hour broadcast day for historic purposes. It contains the only known recordings of a number of programs from the Golden Age of Radio. It is now in the National Recording Registry and is available free, streaming online.
bba0 TIL that USA has never won Olympic medals in just 3 sports: handball, badminton, and table tennis.
d8mj TIL that praising kids for their intelligence may actually stifle their progress. Instead, they should be praised for their effort.
M1RW TIL Samuel L Jackson is the highest grossing actor of all time, with a combined 7.2 billion dollars from all franchises he has been involved with
X0vvX TIL that late actor Michael Clarke Duncan was assigned to protect Notorious B.I.G. on the night he was killed, but Duncan switched assignments at the last minute. The death caused Duncan to quit working as a bodyguard and pursue acting full-time.