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TIL to prove that coffee is unhealthy, King Gustav experimented with a twin, one drank enormous amounts of coffee, the other one, tea. Both samples outlived the researchers and King Gustav

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WkVNA TIL For the opening song to "Blazing Saddles," Mel Brookes advertised for a "Frankie Laine-type" singer. Frankie Laine himself offered his services and passionately sang the western tune without the knowledge that it was for a western spoof.
aw6VZ TIL in 2014, a stalker trespassed on Keanu Reeves' home. Keanu calmly talked to the stalker and called the police, who arrived and arrested her. Three days later, a second stalker made her way into his home, took a shower in his bathroom and swam naked in his pool.
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