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TIL Flash Gordon Sam Jones didn't want to live off of conventions money, so he became a bodyguard and hostage extraction specialist. His first mission was rescuing people left behind after Katrina.

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pYmJN Today I learned that “Stiltsville” was a group of houses on stilts off the coast of Miami, FL. Founded towards the end of the prohibition, it had a reputation of alcohol, gambling, and partying. Most houses were destroyed by hurricanes, but some are still standing today.
1abmD TIL Every Middle-American Baby Boomer has been Time's Person of the Year at least 3 times: 1966 (The Inheritor), 1969 (Middle Americans), and 2006 (You)
d8YJK TIL November 19th is World Toilet Day
KOZLa TIL During the long winter of 1886, horses and cattle on the Great Plains died when their breaths froze over the ends of their noses, making it impossible for them to breathe.
6XdX TIL Mike Tyson was high on cocaine when filming his cameo in The Hangover