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TIL After Franz Ferdinand was shot he pleaded "Sophie dear! Don't die! Stay alive for our children!" after realizing his wife had been hit too.

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b9lK7 TIL in a 1986 interview, Jackie Gleason said he considered suing Hanna-Barbera for The Flintstones being a copy of The Honeymooners, but passed when his lawyers cautioned, “Do you want to be known as the guy who yanked Fred Flintstone off the air?”.
wngE TIL that the real Top Gun school gives a $5 fine to anyone in the staff that quotes the movie
X0r5Q TIL albino musicians Edgar and Johnny Winter's birthname was actually Winter, not a stage name! Due to their albinism they were both legally blind & sun-sensitive, stuck inside all day, which encouraged them to spend their time learning instruments & begin their musical journey!
b6rB4 TIL United airlines promised to help a blind woman off a plane once everyone had gotten off but they just left her there and the maintenance crew had to help her out
PYGge TIL What to do when the social media mob comes after you. 5 comedians discuss their outrage moment, the aftermath, and what to do.