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aBlL TIL Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi lost the tips of two fingers in an industrial accident and was convinced by his factory foreman to continue playing by listening to recordings of famous jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt who only played with two fingers on his fretboard hand.
4XbAJ TIL that most tropical rainforest plants are considered to be evergreens
N7Y1e TIL: With Aliens (1986), Sigourney Weaver received her first Academy Award nomination for Best Actress and although she did not win, it was considered a landmark nomination for an actress to be considered for a science-fiction/horror film, a genre which previously was given little recognition
Ym0r TIL that women in Ancient Egypt and 18th century France used to keep a scented pouch in their vagina for a while before presenting it to a prospective lover.
1aDWW TIL that Robin Williams wanted to play the role of Rubeus Hagrid in the film adaptation of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone". However, Williams was turned down due to a "British actors-only" hiring edict.