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Ypmvd TIL that Mario Puzo, the author of the Godfather books who’d also adapted them to film, had no idea what he was doing as he’d never written a screenplay before. After winning two Oscars, he decided to buy a book on screenwriting to learn how. In the first chapter, it said “Study Godfather I”.
VMe44 TIL Scott Joplin the man who revolutionized the way piano is played was turned away from backing of financial suitors because he was black and it didn't suit them. He ended up contracting syphilis and was admitted into a psychiatric hospital. He died ther and his grave was unmarked for 57 years.
x68Zg TIL that the letter “E” was used for grading up until the 1930s because US schools feared students would misinterpret “E” for meaning excellent.
XaeD TIL the largest Japanese character is called Taito, consists of 84 strokes and means “the appearance of a dragon in flight”.
LQ5V0 TIL a baby blue whale can drink as much as 150 gallons of milk per day during its first year.