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Today I Learned that there are ten honorary Harlem Globetrotters, including Nelson Mandela, Whoopi Goldberg, and Pope John Paul II

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XERmQ TIL Elvis had to be rescued from a bowl of chicken soup that he began to drown in.
ERRX TIL the song “I Want a Monster to Be My Friend” from Sesame Street was removed from the show after a mother complained about the lines “If I make friends with a friendly monster, I’ll let him bounce me on his knee. I’ll let him do whatever he wants to especially if he’s bigger than me.”
QJoKa TIL that in 2017, a security robot quit its job by drowning itself in a fountain
wL5W1 TIL a casket is rectangular and a coffin is hexagonal. The tapered ends of a coffin saves a bit of cost because it uses less material to make.
ep60n TIL Phil Mickelson finished in 2nd place at the U.S Open major golf championship 6 times without ever winning. It is the only major championship he hasn't won and he holds the record for most 2nd place finishes without a win for a specific major tournament.