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‘I’m Not Sure What I Did Wrong’: Jay Leno Says He Wouldn’t Change A Thing About How He Handled His Feud With David Letterman

When the incomparable Johnny Carson stepped aside from his role as host of The Tonight Show, a crown he wore for three decades and a job that will always be linked to his name, most late-night viewers assumed that Carson’s protege, the spritely, zany, 45-years-young David Letterman would take over the most prestigious position in comedy. Most late-night viewers were wrong.

15 Splashes of Trivia We Dipped Our Toes Into This Week

Sometimes, fiction can be so strange, it rings true. Take for instance “Always on Time,” the 2001 song by Ja Rule and Ashanti. “I’m not always there when you call,” sings the chorus, “but I’m always on time.” The song is not explicitly autobiographical (in it, Ja Rule is pursuing someone with a restraining order against him), but this particular boast is so modest and so specific, it surely draws from real life.

On the other hand, real life can be so strange, it sounds made-up. Such is the case with the following weird facts we found…

More Trivia to Know:

• 11 Seemingly Harmless Pranks That Had Criminal Consequences

• ‘Ya Basic’: 15 Trivia Tidbits About ‘The Good Place’

• 5 Ridiculous Lengths Companies Have Gone to Protect Their Intellectual Property

• 13 Rare Bits Of Trivia We Bartered With A Traveling Bauble Merchant In Exchange For A Goodly Amount Of Elemental Monster Parts

• 15 Trivia Tidbits About Mindy Kaling on Her Birthday

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