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TIL Weird Al turned down $5 million, in the late 80s, to endorse a beer company. He thought it was ethically wrong because, “a lot of his fans were young and impressionable.”

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GYo67 TIL that state-run Chinese newspapers have fallen multiple times for the Onion, believing in the Onion’s satirical articles and quoting it as a credible source.
epa56 TIL that, according to Norse mythology, dwarves were dark elves