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TIL David Eisenhower, grandson of Dwight Eisenhower & son in law of Richard Nixon (married to his daughter Julie), is one of the inspirations for the song Fortunate Son. His father also changed the name of the presidential retreat from Camp Shangri-La to Camp David after him & his own father.
TIL Christopher Columbus made significant errors in estimating the distance to Asia. If the Americas didn't exist, then he'd have ran out of food and died long before reaching Japan.
TIL that Stranger Things was originally pitched as “Montauk” and set in Montauk, New York, drawing inspiration from conspiracy theories
TIL there were only 16 episodes of Hong Kong Phooey
TIL Punxsutawney Phil only has a 35% accuracy rating for correctly predicting an early spring or prolonged winter according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, ranking him only 17th among other prognosticators.
TIL Roman emperors were officially considered pharaohs in Egypt after Rome conquered it in 30 BCE.
TIL of General Charles O'Hara. After surrendering the British sword at Yorktown and later being captured during the Siege of Toulon, O'Hara has the distinction of having been the only person personally taken prisoner by both George Washington and Napoleon Bonaparte.
TIL that Ice T is currently the longest-running male actor in US primetime TV history for his role as Odafin Tutuola on Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, a role he has played since 2000.
TIL that the highest earning Blu-Ray in US history is The Lord of the Rings - The Motion Picture Trilogy, earning $321,910,973 since release
TIL that J. Robert Oppenheimer’s only visit to Japan was for a lecture tour that began on September 5, 1960. Sponsoring the tour was the Japan Committee for Intellectual Interchange (JCII). He visited cities including Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto, lecturing at institutions like Kyoto University.
TIL that the highest earning Blu-Ray in US history is The Lord of the Rings - The Motion Picture Trilogy, earning $321,910,973 since release
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