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TIL: Olive Garden stopped salting its pasta water because the salt voided warranties on its pots

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Lwr9 TIL Tom Hanks turned down the role of Andy Dufresne in The Shawshank Redemption because he chose to star in Forrest Gump instead
kNLB TIL that in 1986, when a five year old boy fell into a gorilla enclosure and lost consciousness, a male gorilla named Jambo stood between the boy and the other gorillas in a protective gesture, he even stroke the boy’s back. This incident helped create a positive public perception of gorillas.
VMBAp TIL the "artificial banana flavour" we know today tastes more like the type of banana that was the main variety up until the 1950's, when it was wiped out by a fungus.
jN7Jp Today I learned that the word "webinar" is trademarked.
LlPd TIL after being asked to return to work, a former slave told his former owner to send him $11,680 in back pay for the years he and his family worked for him just to consider returning.