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TIL that the first American Recreational Vehicle (RV) Club was founded in 1919 and known as The Tin Can Tourists.

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R7Rpa TIL the last words of Alexander Blackwell, “I’m sorry for the mistake but this is the first time I’ve been beheaded.” Spoken after he laid his head on the wrong side of the chopping block and was corrected by the executioner.
4mLR TIL “Space Invaders” the game was intended to always be at the same speed, but as you destroy more aliens, the computer can render faster. This is why the aliens speed up as you near the end of the level.
4kVw6 TIL that in 1988 a man who suffered from severe obsessive-compulsive behavior apparently cured himself when he shot a .22-caliber bullet through the front of his brain while attempting suicide
69QZJ TIL, that Jimmy Carter's father, whipped the young Jimmy Carter for stealing a penny out of a Church Collection plate. He later remarked that it was the last money he ever stole.
8aKQP TIL about the movie "Monster Dog", Alice Cooper's first project after leaving rehab in 1986. It was directed by Claudio Fragasso, who is known for directing the "best worst film of all time", Troll 2