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TIL an untouched apartment in Paris opened after 70 years had a painting worth $3.4M

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8aJ5G TIL that in Norse mythology only half of the dead fallen in battle go to Odin in Valhalla. The other half go to the goddess Freyja in the meadow of Fólkvangr
oBE7r TIL the role of Jake Ryan in Sixteen Candles was nearly played by Viggo Mortensen. Molly Ringwald recalled flying to New York to perform the final Jake/cake scene with potential male leads. “Michael Shoeffling did not kiss me during the audition, Viggo Mortensen did...He made me weak in the knees."
ADo7a TIL of the Jelly bean rule, a rule put forth by the FDA saying that companies can't claim their food to be healthy simply because it's low in fat, cholesterol, and sodium, and must contain at least 10% of Daily Values of nutrients like Vitamin A, Vitamin C, calcium, protein, fiber, or iron.
5Vrer TIL The Phil Donahue Show, later known simply as Donahue, was the first talk show format that included audience participation.
Z8DyG TIL the reason Meowth could speak is that after being rejected romantically by Meowzie (a female Meowth) because she was only attracted to humans, he taught himself human language to impress her, only to have her reject him again for being a "freak"