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TIL that ‘spontaneous human combustion’ has been recorded to have happened several times in history.

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yVOY8 TIL that the myth that vitamin C cures/reduces colds was started by aging two time Nobel prize winner Linus Pauling, as he was convinced taking large doses of the vitamin would make him live longer and could even cure cancer
eJJ4 TIL when Three Six Mafia beat out Dolly Parton to win the 2006 Academy Award for Best Original Song, Dolly was thrilled, and personally sent a congratulatory letter, “We’re proud of you guys, and I’m just glad that the Oscar came back to Tennessee one way or another!”
yVoJa TIL that TGI Fridays banned “flair” because of the movie Office Space.
5EkP TIL in 1974 Paul McCartney and John Lennon watched SNL in John’s apartment when Lorne Michaels offered $3000 to get the Beatles back together. The two seriously considered going to the studio just a few blocks away but decided it was too late. This was the last time the two would ever be together.
yYQX TIL that filming on the movie ‘The Abyss’ was so intense that actor Ed Harris spontaneously burst into sobbing one day while driving home.