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TIL Bob Ross had several pet squirrels. He brought them on his show from time to time.

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YpeKG TIL Muggsy Bogues the shortest player ever to play in the NBA history, 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m). Bogues played point guard for four teams during his 14-season career in the NBA.
b9mRZ TIL the canyon where R2-D2 was attacked by Jawas is the same place where the Ark of the Covenant was opened in Raiders of the Lost Ark.
O9W1 TIL: In 1976, Eric Clapton made a speech at a concert encouraging the British audience to vote for Enoch Powell, saying that Britain needed to “get the foreigners out, get the wogs out, get the coons out”, and repeatedly shouting “Keep Britain White”. In response, Rock Against Racism was formed.