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TIL that actor Woody Harrelson's father was a convicted contract killer (hitman)

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XEB6D TIL that former US President Richard Nixon was on the cover of Time magazine 55 times, the most of any individual.
e05Jk TIL Ray Charles and Clint Eastwood sang a song together
JEmB TIL 550 motorcyclists participated in a ride to protest New York State’s mandatory helmet law. During the ride, One of the rider’s breaks failed and was sent over the handlebars and hit his head on the pavement, killing him. Medical experts said he would have survived if he had worn his helmet.
Z8v4 TIL that Jimmy Carter left nuclear launch codes in his suit when it was sent in for dry cleaning
rRvn4 TIL out of all the countries that were required to pay reparations from World War II, Finland is the only one known to have paid its bill in full when it sent $300 million to the Soviet Union in 1952.