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TIL that George Michael made his first American acting debut in March 2008 on the US TV show, Eli Stone. His character was a guardian angel that appeared as visions to Jonny Lee Miller’s character. Each episode of the show’s first season was also named after George Michael songs.

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yQ7gJ TIL about the only combat casualties to occur on U.S. soil during World War II. It occurred on May 5, 1945 in rural Oregon when a Japanese high altitude balloon bomb was discovered by a group of picnic goers. One of the them touched the bomb and it detonated killing 6.
6EEEZ TIL Ketogenic Diets Have “Profound Effect on Brain Function”: ’… two new studies published in Cell Metabolism show how cutting back carbohydrates and intermittent fasting not only helps with weight, but may stretch out your life while improving your memory along the way - in mice, at least.
grW5L TIL the opening shot of “Apocalypse Now” was made from old footage found in the trash. Director Coppola shot 1.5 million feet of film, and accidentally came across the scene. Coppola also told the editor to use The Doors’ “The End,” since he thought it would be funny to start a movie with "The End."
k5lg TIL German Chocolate Cake is Not German, Its from Texas, named after the “German Chocolate” Used in the Cake, Which is Also Not German.
Y7XmA TIL That Anthrax is not a poison but rather an infectious disease that naturally occurs in the world and can also be recreated in a lab