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TIL the Kübler-Ross "Five Stages of Grief" model originated from her work with terminally ill patients grieving their own deaths

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ZEmp TIL in 1969, George Harrison rage quit The Beatles. John Lennon suggested they invite Harrison’s long-time friend to replace him, but they feared the possible new member had more clout than even The Beatles. Harrison returned by Monday, dissolving the matter of whether or not to hire Eric Clapton.
PYxEn TIL that in the film Terminator 2: Judgement Day, Arnold Schwarzenegger's famous line "Hasta la vista, baby" is dubbed in the European Spanish version as "Sayonara, baby".
x61QB TIL Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890) first started painting when he was in his late twenties. It was only at the age of 27 in 1880 that he began attending art school. Most of his paintings date to just the last two years of his life.
6kEl TIL: There’s a plant called marsh mallow and it is the plant used in original marsh mallows. It is no longer used in marsh mallows today.
gMmn8 TIL that Korean Air accidentally strayed into Soviet Airspace, leading to the plane being shot down. To prevent such a tragedy, US President Ronald Reagan declassified a critical military tech and that is how we got GPS for civilian use.