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fgsgeneg t1_j1w2hge wrote
Reply to Til Boxing day in the UK has to do with a tradition of boxing up presents to give to the poor and has nothing to do with boxing the sport by Jasong222
And here I thought it's the day bigger children beat the stuffing out of the little ones and steal their presents.
fgsgeneg t1_iy9nalp wrote
Reply to TIL Robert W. Service sent his poems to his father to be printed and given as gifts to friends. Service received back an offer of royalties for publication, the printers had loved the poems, The Spell of the Yukon and Other Verses was an immediate success and Service quit his bank job the next year. by jamescookenotthatone
My favorite starts this way;
This is the law of the Yukon, and ever she makes it plain: "Send not your foolish and feeble; send me your strong and your sane—"
fgsgeneg t1_j290mea wrote
Reply to comment by shr2016 in TIL John Matuszak, best known for playing Sloth in The Goonies, was a state champion in the shot put, was the #1 overall draft pick in the NFL, was served a restraining order during a game, had a head coach perform life-saving CPR, won 2 Super Bowls, and acted with Ringo Starr before ODing at 38 by PasghettiSquash
Yeah, he's the Tooz to me.