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TIL in 2010 Microsoft held a mock funeral for the iPhone, there is no known video footage

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0d1DM TIL that the flesh of the watermelon is comprised of over 91 percent water
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Px6g TIL that The actors in Planet of the Apes were so affected by the make-up that when not shooting, the actors would automatically segregate with the species they were portraying.
QQwa TIL That prior to Prohibition, saloons owned by the large breweries used to give patrons free lunches that consisted of salami, peanuts and other salty foods so they would consume more alcohol.
JYVW8 TIL Robert Altman earned only $70,000 for directing the 1970 film MAS*H, but his 14-year-old son earned over $1 million for writing the lyrics of its epic theme song.