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TIL Stephen Colbert, Donald Glover, Aubrey Plaza, Zachary Galifianakis, and Kevin Hart were all rejected by Saturday Night Live

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d8wmd TIL that health halo is the perception that certain foods are good for you even if there is no scientific evidence to confirm this idea. This is just a misconception fueled by popular beliefs. For example, 'low-fat' is often confused with 'low-calorie'.
o6nY TIL when Brig. Gen. Otis Howard had his right arm amputated after being wounded in battle, fellow Union Brig. Gen. Philip Kearny (who lost his left arm in the American-Mexican War) later remarked, “General, we will have to buy gloves together!”
kOwe TIL that NASA expects a once in a lifetime space storm caused by a solar flare from the sun in 2013. This could cause world wide devastation and billions of dollars in damage.
YNJx TIL King Tut’s parents were probably brother and sister, and as a result he had a clubbed foot, wide hips, potbelly, female-like breasts, required a cane, and was prone to malarial infections
OMoe TIL the guy who voiced Mr. Owl on the Tootsie Pop commercials, also invented the artificial heart.