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TIL: The Berenstein Bears and Berenstain Bears both existed

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Vg74 TIL that only 171,300 tonnes of gold has ever been mined in human history (by comparison, The United States gets 5.6 million tonnes of aluminium a year alone) and that 85% of all gold ever found is still used.
OLnL TIL St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital was founded in 1962 by comedian Danny Thomas. He promised St. Jude that if he made him successful, he would one day build him a shrine. The hospital has since become a leader in the study and treatment of children’s cancer. St. Jude got his shrine.
xGl5 TIL: When he turned 80, Leonard Cohen took up smoking again after a 30 year break, stating “I’m looking forward to that first smoke. I’ve been thinking about that for 30 years. It’s one of the few consistent strings of thoughts I’ve been able to locate.”
x0g0 TIL the name for Hannah Montana was originally intended to be Alexis Texas.
698NY TIL US Congressman Manuel Herrick was deemed insane after trying to rob a train and thought he was the son of god earning him the nickname Okie Jesus Congressman