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TIL in 2007 after Johnny Depp's daughter recovered from a serious E. Coli infection, Depp dressed up as Captain Jack Sparrow to spend 4 hours in the hospital reading stories to sick children, and donated £1 million to that hospital.

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WkOad TIL As Beethoven's deafness began to affect his ability to compose properly, he sawed the legs off of his piano and used the floor as a "sounding board." He would lie on his wooden floor and hit different piano notes at various volumes to feel their vibrations to see if they fit into his composition
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