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TIL There’s a famous scene in the 1931 film “The Public Enemy” where James Cagney smashes a grapefruit in Mae Clarke’s face. Clark’s ex-husband loved that scene so much he would repeatedly buy tickets and watch it over and over again, getting shushed when his laughter got too loud.

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KO5oa TIL about Elina Powell, a black nurse who served during WWII. She was assigned to work at a POW camp, like most African-American nurses at the time, and fell in love with a German POW there. They married and had children despite it being illegal in both the U.S and Germany during this time period.
wLlkW TIL large schools of fish can accidentally trap themselves in a small area with no way out while attempting to evade predators. If there are too many in a small or enclosed area they can deplete the water of oxygen and they will asphyxiate by the thousands.
MYja TIL that Johnny Depp’s daughter nearly died from an E.Coli infection and had an extended hospital stay. In order to thank the hospital for taking care of her, Depp dressed up as Jack Sparrow and read stories to kids for four hours.
78MbM TIL Bob Marley was never nominated for a Grammy. However, he has 2 albums (Catch a Fire & Exodus) and 3 singles (“Get Up, Stand Up,” “No Woman, No Cry,” & “One Love”) in the Grammy Hall of Fame.
0Ay1 TIL Al Capone’s armored limousine, after being seized by the feds, was later used to protect FDR after the attack on Pearl Harbor.