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TIL only 20 universities in the US make money off of college sports

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QLmL TIL that Johnny Knoxville comes from significant inbreeding
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v11Xj TIL Judge Judy earns $47,000,000 for 52 days work and her show draws upwards of 9,000,000 viewers a day.
xbgo TIL that Mr. T showed up for jury duty, in character, and posed for pictures with the defendant’s family.
x6pM1 TIL that the founder of “Famous Amos cookies”, Wally Amos, was also the first African American talent agent at the William Morris Agency. He would send prospective clients a batch of cookies and an invitation to talk. This would lead to his clients giving him a loan to create Famous Amos cookies.