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TIL that the estate of Jimi Hendrix no longer permits use of his music in films involving the abuse of drugs or alcohol. The last film to do so was ‘Withnail and I’ (1987).

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KYEGR TIL that in the early Middle Ages the Scots, originating in Ireland, colonised what is now Scotland and replaced the native Britons and Picts.
699nm TIL there was disagreement over the danger of black widow spider bites until a 1933 experiment where professor Allan Blair allowed himself to be bitten. Blair also hoped to determine whether multiple bites would build immunity, but the first bite proved so painful that he decided against it.
rRkBe TIL that Mel Blanc, the voice of Barney Rubble, suffered a car crash during production of Season 1 and so the actors would crowd around his hospital bed to record lines while the producers used a built in speaker to direct. Around forty episodes were recorded in such a manner.
N7V4N TIL Iggy Pop once went round the VIP booths at the club before his own show, asking audience members for money to score some heroin before he would go on. He shot up next to the stage, then walked on and passed out (OD'd).
yQ4Ow TIL why Five Guys gives extra fries at the bottom of the bag. They do it so the guests think they are getting a good deal. However, the extra fries are already factored into the menu price. Founder Jerry Murrell also says it is better for customers to feel that their serving of fries was too large.