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TIL Harry Dean Stanton taught Paul Newman to play "Plastic Jesus" on the banjo for his scene in Cool Hand Luke.

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5YyjR TIL Victoria Pierro, the 6-year-old girl that saved her entire family from a burning house in Swampscott, MA. Victoria woke when the fan she used stopped running and she could see fire outside her window. She alerted her entire family, including her firefighter dad, saving them all from the fire.
MeL8V TIL- That there was a Pipe Smoker of the Year award. Winners included Stephen Fry, Tony Benn and Patrick Moore
5wPp TIL The blood on set for Sweeney Todd was coloured orange so it rendered correctly on the desaturated color film used.
1anjr TIL of longplayer, a one thousand year long musical composition that is been playing since 31st of December 1999 and will continue till 2999.
bPkN TIL Scientists at Oregon State University have developed an algae the tastes “just like bacon” when fried and has nearly twice the nutritional value as kale