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TIL that Ronald Reagan’s son, Ron Reagan, is a politically active liberal atheist and a contributing commentator on MSNBC.

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d8Zg9 TIL that the music video for “Basket Case” by Green Day, was originally filmed in black and white. Color was later added to the video, which is why the video itself looks so surreal.
O4Vg TIL that for hundreds of years, “Computer” was a job title for a person who did math problems all day.
Kap6 TIL of Mark Landis, a small town painter who over the course of many years painted exact replicas of famous works of art, and donated them to over 60 different institutions in 20 states, duping them into believing the works were authentic. Although deceptive, his acts were not technically illegal.
BrpaD TIL that Basil Zaharoff sold the Greek government a submarine, then told the Turkish government that the Greeks had a submarine, Turkey then bought 2 submarines. He then told the same to the Russian government who later bought 2 submarines as well. None of the submarines worked.
vw8L TIL Portugese football star and Real Madrid front man Christiano Ronaldo refuses to get any tattoos on his body just so he can continue on donating blood.