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TIL That when asked, Former US President Bill Clinton was able to answer 3 out of 3 questions correct about “My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic”

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VXVm TIL: In the the movie “Coming to America” (1988), the two hobos Eddie Murphy hands money to are the greedy traders (Mortimer and Randolph) that go broke in his previous movie “Trading Places”(1983)
rjkw TIL The most sophisticated bomb ever encountered by the FBI destroyed Harvey’s Wagon Wheel casino in Lake Tahoe in 1980. The device included 28 toggle switches , a float switch, tilt sensor, sensors and spring switches casing screws and joints, and a few surprises.
WKjd TIL Thaddeus Jimenez was jailed at 13 years old for murder, served 16 years, and awarded $25 million for wrongful incarceration when his conviction was overturned. He used that money to start a gang.
0wKXA TIL that Poe's Masque of the Red Death was inspired by a masquerade ball held in Paris during the height of a global cholera epidemic. Over 2000 attended, including a man dressed as the Personification of Cholera.
Qa1E TIL that it is mathematically possible to turn a sphere inside out without creating any creases. The proof for this was developed by Bernard Morin; a blind mathematician.