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TIL that Elvis Presley was a distant relative of Abraham Lincoln as well as the two Presidents Harrison, all of whom are descendants of the Harrison Family of Virginia

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p84G8 TIL Cartoon Network banned an episode of Cow and Chicken called "Buffalo Gals" which allegedly implied lesbian stereotypes including the Gals being mistaken for men and the line "Oh! the Buffalo Gals, a motorcycle riding gang that randomly breaks into people's homes and chews on their carpets."
wLkRP TIL a drunk Norwegian with an air gun hijacked a plane in 1985, with demands to speak to the prime minister. After consuming the plane's entire beer supply, he surrendered his weapon to authorities in exchange for more beer. There were no deaths or injuries.
J1wNB TIL about the Ryfast subsea tunnel system in Rogaland county, Norway, which is the longest (8.9mi) and deepest (958ft) undersea road tunnel on earth
WwwB TIL: The gold we can see on our planet came from stars that “died twice”
EEKP TIL Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie & Emma Thompson all started their career together at Footlights student theater club while at Cambridge university. Same club also gave Simon Bird(The Inbetweeners), John Oliver(The Daily Show) & Douglas Adams(Hitchhickers guide to the galaxy)