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TIL that Disney tried to change the film "Dead Poets Society" to be about dancing instead of poetry, and to rename it "Sultans of Swing".

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X0P7Q TIL according to the National Safety Council: 660 workers died in falls from a higher level in 2014. And while 50% of the falls occurred from 20 feet or lower, 12% were from less than 6 feet.
wL7PY TIL That when Arnold Schwarzenegger was running for Governor in 2003, He was hit with an egg during a rally, Later during a speech, Arnold responded with "Now he owes me bacon"
d8dL9 TIL studies have found coffee drinkers (those who drink 3-5 cups per day) have a more “efficient” brain than those who don't drink coffee. MRI scans found coffee drinkers have quicker connectivity in the cerebellum, the right precuneus, and the right insular.
BgVRr TIL “Vincent” by Don McLean was Tupac’s favorite song, and his girlfriend played it as he was dying so it would be the last thing he heard
QJK7d TIL in the U.S. (unlike other countries), the placebo effect is so strong that new painkillers have trouble beating it in clinical trials.