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TIL “Under Pressure” was written by David Bowie and Queen during a 24-hour wine and cocaine marathon

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rRKxw TIL celery was a very popular food in the 1800s through early 1900s. It was the third most popular menu ingredient in New York City restaurants, behind coffee and tea. Celery cost more than caviar because it was so hard to cultivate in those days.
lJQ1 TIL Actor Shelley Malil, “What are we Al quaida?” from 40 Year Old Virgin is currently serving a life sentence for stabbing his girlfriend 23 times.
Lka0 TIL that in March 2012, a U.S. soldier (SPC Dennis Weichel) saved an Afghani boy by jumping in front of a moving truck to push the boy out of the way. He was struck by the truck instead and died of his injuries.
R5ZEj TIL children develop and share their own unique folklore (called 'childlore'), including rhymes and games, which often disappear by adolescence and go unnoticed by adults.
XE1EX TIL that ergot poisoning, which has effects similar to LSD, is thought to be responsible for both causing the Salem Witch Trials and also influencing a number of Renaissance paintings.