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TIL George Clooney once was asked if he would ever play a gay role, his response was “I already did — as Batman”

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dDrM7 TIL The Ethiopian new year is celebrated on September 11.
wLb9M TIL the last Vietnam draftee, CW5 Ralph Rigby retired in 2014 after 42 years of service.
QY6X TIL: The shortest Oscar Speech ever was given by Patty Duke in 1962, who at age 16, the youngest person to accept an Oscar in a competitive category, said “Thank You”, and walked off the stage.
wLWaP TIL The European colonization of America caused a minor cooling of the world due to the decimation of the native population. An estimated 55 million native Americans died due to disease, famine and direct violence.
8aO14 TIL that in the 1840s, San Francisco a pair of stray dogs known as Bummer and Lazarus were such good rat catchers that they became famous in the city. Once, when a new dog catcher caught Lazarus, an angry mob formed. The city not only released him, but exempt both dogs from anti-stray laws.