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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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wLJ58 TIL economic and social ties between NYC and the secessionist South were so strong that on January 6, 1861, the Mayor of New York, Fernando Wood called for city to secede from the Union in support of the "Confederacy of which she was the proud Empire City"
nKRW TIL there’s a building in Toronto that has its windows coated with 24 karat gold leaf, worth over $1,000,000.
dGbK TIL of a weather phenomenon that struck Kopperl, Texas in June 1960 dubbed “Satan’s Storm.” During this event, temperatures suddenly rose around midnight to 140°F, wind gusts blew at over 75MPH and crops were instantly scorched, causing terrified residents to believe the world was ending.
GkZ5 TIL nuclear power accounts for 78% of France’s electricity production.
lVAA TIL, In WW1, American soldiers who were skilled at trap shooting were armed with shotguns and stationed where they could fire at enemy hand grenades in midair.