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TIL Bono in his teens snuck into a Ramones show and upon seeing Joey Ramone sing felt less self-conscious about his own singing.

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4kKNo TIL: that Night at the Museum was written by two of the actors from Reno 911!
gDOW TIL Robert Lincoln, Abe Lincoln’s son, was in line at an elevated station platform. The train mistakenly moved causing him to fall through an opening, but he was pulled up just in time to be saved. The hero was Edwin Booth, brother of the man who went on to assassinate Abe Lincoln 1-2 years later.
ayk0 TIL that the Colorado River has rarely actually reached the ocean for decades, all the water gets used or evaporates.
Yd5P TIL the wrestler Mick Foley became a fan of Tori Amos in 1993. After meeting her in 2008, he got involved in a group she started to aid abused women. He has volunteered extensively, fielding calls from women in difficult circumstances, and logged over 550 hours on the phone over an 18-month period.
KOjvB TIL the most expensive marketing campaign ever done for a film was for Spider-Man: Far from Home