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TIL that during his military service musician Johnny Cash was the first westerner to learn that Joseph Stalin had died

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84Mb TIL that Andrew Zimmern of Bizarre Foods was once a homeless drug addict who stole purses and wallets for years in NYC before moving to Minnesota and getting clean
OOx1 TIL “That awkward moment when…” as a meme dates back at least as far as 1924 (see cartoon title in center of page).
9YrQM TIL the Fox broadcast network (also known as FOX) and 20th Century Fox TV refused to air/produce South Park respectively due to the show having the talking poo character Mr. Hankey. Comedy Central instead bought the series, which was largely credited with putting the once-low network "on the map".
5VxBr TIL that there is a holiday called Yap Day
VKQm TIL a bay in Newfoundland is named either “Bay of Despair” or “Bay of Hope,” but nobody knows which name is the original and which is a corruption