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TIL Betty White is older than sliced bread

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wdbJ TIL When his boat sank off the Jamaican coast, Chris Blackwell - the producer who first discovered Bob Marley - was found near-death by some Rasta fishermen. They nursed him back to full health, forming a bond with their culture that became the basis for his famous investment in the island’s music.
RMP9 TIL the founder of Alcoholics Anonymous advocated the regular use of LSD to aid recovering alcoholics.
eVKg TIL Before doing Mythbusters, Adam and Jamie built a battlebot. It was banned from competitions for being too dangerous to the audience.
9wn77 TIL of early film star Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle. He brought Buster Keaton into the film industry and mentored Charlie Chaplain. His career effectively ended after he was tried and acquitted three times for the same crime
VMbZp TIL in 1975 actor Oliver Reed had a pie thrown in his face at a premiere. Then a man came up to him with a card saying "Pie in the Face International. You have been selected by Mr. Keith Moon to become a member." and a certificate with the words "You are a member, sponsored by Keith Moon.".