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al9A TIL the Writer of “Caddyshack” fell off a cliff and died a month after the movie’s release, after becoming depressed due to negative reviews. His co-writer joked that he “probably fell while looking for a place to jump.” The film is now a cult classic.
NEW8 TIL that Yale University is named after Elihu Yale, “the most overrated philanthropist in history,” instead of main philanthropist Jeremiah Dummer, because Dummer College would have been a bad name.
Gnx1 TIL that Salvador Dali used to avoid paying at restaurants by drawing on checks. He knew that the owner would never want to cash such a valuable piece of art.
Aljw TIL Double Dare slime was made from vanilla pudding, applesauce, oatmeal, and green dye in case any of it got in the kids’ mouths, it was perfectly safe.
a8gaM TIL That Gerorges Lemaitre, the man who first theorized an expanding universe and Big Bang Theory, was also a priest, soldier, theoretical physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and professor of physics at a university.