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TIL White asparagus is the same as green asparagus except that it’s kept buried when growing so no photosynthesis occurs

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wLGM7 TIL that actor David Herman (Michael Bolton from the movie "Office Space") got himself fired from MADtv by screaming all his lines during read-through. Apparently, he wanted to leave the show to do other projects, but Fox would not let him out of his contract.
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