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TIL Doritos were created at Disneyland to recycle old tortillas that had been discarded.

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R76Ej TIL Penn Jillette (of Penn & Teller) was a computer magazine columnist in the 90s and his column became known for randomly referencing Uma Thurman and pranking readers. He is also credited with debunking a 90s era conspiracy theory which suggested Microsoft's Wingdings font contained secret messages
GY0K7 TIL Brittany Murphy's last movie was released five years after her death
j6pya TIL the tension between Marlon Brando & director Frank Oz while filming The Score escalated to such a point that Brando refused to be on set if Oz was there. So co-star Robert De Niro ended up directing Brando with Oz stationed at a distance while he privately passed directorial messages to De Niro.
98YM TIL that Glass-Steagall was repealed under Bill Clinton, not George Bush, and is considered the leading contributor to the economic recession
W8PL TIL that when we sleep, our brain cells shrink, encouraging cerebrospinal fluid flow which flushes out toxins built up in the brain. This explains why we can’t think clearly after a sleepless night.