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TIL Bill Cosby was the first person to ever accept a Golden Raspberry (Razzie) and got FOX to air the award ceremony

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mkQx TIL starting in 1938, GM bought out the public transportation in many Californian cities, including Los Angeles, Sacramento, and San Diego) and ran it to the ground so people would switch to private transportation.
M7Op8 TIL the car chases in the movie "Ronin" used right-hand UK cars with fake steering wheels on the left-side for the actors to use, had 300 stunt drivers including Formula 1 & Rally Car drivers, and all cars were going full speed at over 100 mph.
waE TIL the creator of Calvin and Hobbes, who after the comic’s end became a recluse and evaded interviews and fans, revealed new art after a 16 year absence (an oil painting) to support a cartoonist with Parkinson’s.
VBRr0 TIL that luxury department store Neiman Marcus gets 40% of its sales from 2% of its customers
NXr5Q TIL there are only 25 blimps left in the world.