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TIL Billionaire Richard Branson Made A Low Key Appearance In The Show Friends. With About 50 Seconds Of Camera Time He Played A Souvenir Seller Mundanely Serving Joey.

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J1dYm TIL a man known as Hong Xiuquan, who lived in China during the 19th century, claimed to be the brother of Jesus Christ. He tried to overthrow the then-ruling Qing Dynasty with his own Christian kingdom, known as Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. The conflict resulted in approximately 20 million deaths.
GAgn5 TIL the female singer on Great Gig in the Sky is a white woman, Clare Torry, who had to sue to get title credits and fair compensation for her work.
dXeQ TIL that the famous theme song to the X-Files was created by accident, when the producer rested his elbow on the keyboard.
egbJ TIL Some mantis shrimp are capable of a punch that accelerates faster than a 22 caliber bullet which on impact creates light and heat. Even if it misses the punch the shockwave can still kill the prey.
xeQ7 TIL: That smacking a piece of equipment to make it work sometimes has a scientific basis due to “dithering.”