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TIL Robert Remus AKA Sgt. Slaughter from the WWE never served in the military despite his character's gimmick. He received several Vietnam War draft deferments and even opposed the war, often protesting and demonstrating within the antiwar movement.

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yVexw TIL there are two living WWII-era heads of state
N71jM TIL Dolly Parton wrote 'Jolene' and 'I Will Always Love You' on the same day. Both hit #1 on US Country Charts, went Platinum, and made Rolling Stone's Top 500 Songs of All Time. 'I Will Always Love You' was named the #1 Song of the Rock Era in "The Top 500 Songs of the Rock Era: 1955–2015".
WgkX TIL the difference between disc and disk. Disc refers to optical media(Blu-ray, CD, DVD, etc), and disk refers to magnetic media(floppy disk, hard disk, etc).
XDVR TIL McDonald’s first menu items were hot dogs, not hamburgers.
vPPZ7 TIL that Mount Everest was named under the surname of George Everest, who has nothing to do with its discovery.