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TIL Stephen Hawking liked "The Theory Of Everything" so much that he allowed the filmmakers to use his trademarked computerized voice on it. He called the film "broadly true" and emailed the filmmakers that there were certain points when he thought he was watching himself, which left him tearful.

8Mv4 TIL that at the age of 75 Paul Newman burned his tuxedo to make sure he would never attend an awards show again
R54A1 TIL: It is illegal in most states to name your child "God".
nXgo TIL-Mel Blanc would visit a local Los Angeles hospital to visit children in the burn center and do cartoon voices at their bedside.
kOBG4 TIL that the Whataburger logo was trademarked BEFORE the Wonder Woman logo.
gvy7 TIL The Filling of Reese’s Pieces Is Not Peanut Butter