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TIL over 7% of America is afflicted by Autoimmune disorders.

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Z8xJo TIL the lyrics "Let me stand next to your fire" came from when Jimi Hendrix was at Noel Redding's mother's house, and Jimi asked Noel's mother if he could "stand next to her fire" to warm up. The family dog was laying by the fire which inspired the line, "Move over Rover, and let Jimi take over."
VXAk TIL Alfalfa from The Little Rascals was a total prick who later died due to an argument over $50
9wYkX TIL Tilda Swinton turned down the role of Professor Trelawney in Harry Potter because she is morally against boarding schools
oBaXo TIL that 900 year old African coins were found of the coast of Australia, making them the oldest foreign artefacts found on the continent, predating the Europeans by centuries.
5VA9n TIL that Tom Cruise did over 500 Skydives and 13,000 Motocross jumps in order to prepare for a single stunt in Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One