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TIL That among the many Elvis impersonators featured in the 1992 Nicholas Cage/Sarah Jessica Parker movie 'Honeymoon In Vegas' was a then six year old Bruno Mars.

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wowMP TIL that chocolate has 6 different solid phases (structural states), each with different melting points, and must be "tempered" to get it to solidify uniformly into phase V, which is considered the most pleasant form in terms of food qualities, although not the most stable at room temperature.
KynE TIL NASA used 3D printing to make rocket engine injector, cutting manufacturing time from 1 year to 4 months and cuts costs by 70%.
lxor TIL unpasteurized watermelon juice reduces post workout aches and soreness
GYxB1 TIL In 1981, polio-sufferer Ian Dury released Spasticus Autisticus, a protest song against the International Year of Disabled Persons. It was banned by the BBC for being offensive, but was broadcast worldwide during the opening ceremony of the 2012 Summer Paralympics.
oBPeo TIL blind from birth, Seve Fyffe, 67, began training at age six and now holds a fifth dan belt in Aikido. "…if someone was foolish enough to attack me they'd be in for a shock. I can fight up to six people at a time. The hardest is four because they are coming at you from four different directions”