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TIL that Amazon ironically deleted copies of “1984” from customers’ Kindles, violating their own terms of service agreement.

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XEBjP TIL that research shows taking the “Barbie Doll Peptide” gives you a tan, helps you lose weight, and stimulates your sex drive all at the same time with minimal side effects.
0wQwj TIL a NASA-funded research project led to a dolphin being given LSD, and sexual encounters between the dolphin and the scientist
oBD1Y TIL that the last remaining copies of hundreds of silent movies made by Fox and MGM were permanently destroyed during two vault fires (1937 and 1965); including entire collections of some of the greatest actors and directors of the silent era.
woNMP TIL Joe 'Hill' (Stephen King's son) a fan, once sent the BBC three of his pitches for Doctor Who, edited with guest writer Neil Gaiman: "We've never let an American write for this show and if we were, we wouldn't start with you."
8e0yK TIL Hitler was almost killed by a malfunctioning V-1 bomb after it hit his headquarters where he was planning his defense against the Normandy landings.