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TIL FedEx returned a volleyball that washed up after the Japanese tsunami

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W7VAN TIL that , "Wet" by Snoop Dogg was specifically recorded for Prince William of Wales
8ad9L TIL: In JFK’s 1946 congressional race, his campaign hired a janitor named Joe Russo to run against him and Boston City Councillor Joe Russo to confuse voters and split the “Russo” vote.
QNnPa TIL "In 1956, the students of the Pasadena Playhouse School of Theatre arts voted two actors as the least likely to succeed: two friends, Gene Hackman (who had the lowest grades at that point in the history of the school) and Dustin Hoffmann. Both went on to win two Oscars each
7DaO TIL that helium was discovered in the Sun before it was discovered on Earth. It was named after the Greek Sun god, Helios.
4X0dN TIL that, for centuries, proponents of English language spelling reform have pushed for changes to make learning English easier, with some changes successful (error, member, music, fantasy), and some unsuccessful (hav, giv, hed, frend).