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TIL Liam Neeson turned down the role of James Bond in Goldeneye in 1994, because he "has never been interested in starring in action movies"

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GAMLN TIL that the last words of Terry Kath (guitarist and vocalist of Chicago) were:"What do you think I'm gonna do? Blow My Brains out?" Before he put a gun that still had a round in the chamber to his temple and pulled the trigger. 8 days before his 32nd birthday.
VM7KQ TIL that Image-Line, the developers of Fruity Loops, made a game called "Porntris" in 1992, which was an erotic version of Tetris.
XEDgQ TIL the word 'laser' is actually an acronym. It stands for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation.
dDLXZ TIL about humorous variations of Murphy’s law. Some best ones include: Fetridge’s law which states that important things do not happen when they are supposed to, especially when people are looking & Patrick’s theorem: If an experiment works, you are probably using the wrong equipment
bwQ0 TIL the melody of the American national anthem comes from a drinking song about Greek gods and sex by a British gentleman’s club