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TIL Bill Murray stared in 2004 movie Garfield because he confused Joel Cohen, writer of the movie, to Joel Coen, one of the Coen brothers.

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pYAyA TIL In London, there is a woman who takes the tube every day and sits on the platform just to hear the announcement recorded by her husband in 1950.
X0eV8 TIL that in 1991 a self-appointed reincarnation of Jesus Christ named Vissarion established a sect with thousands of followers, who lived as an isolate community in a remote Siberian village. Having promised the end of the world, the cult leader taught reincarnation and veganism to his adepts.
d4Dj TIL that convicted serial killer Albert Fish helped the executioner position the electrodes on his body before uttering his final words, “I don’t even know why I’m here.” It took two jolts to kill him.
ZpmvD TIL that Venezuelan serial killer and cannibal Dorangel Vargas - who confessed to killing and eating at least ten individuals. He declared that men's meat tastes better than women's and that he avoided eating fat people because of high cholesterol levels.
p8Dme TIL: NDMA (N-Nitrosodimethylamine) is a cancer causing ingredient put into a lot of products which show up on the USA's FDA recall list. Everything from medication to supplements and water have been found to contain NDMA, most recently listed Metformin Hydrochloride, Anti-diabetic medication.