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TIL in the 2000, David and Victoria Beckham tried to stop Andrew Morton's unauthorized biography, Posh and Becks, by taking legal action to ban parts of it, but they eventually settled, allowing most of the book to be published after agreeing to the removal of only 200 words from the manuscript.

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vPJJL TIL that Rod Serling was a paratrooper in World War II and fought in the Philippines, where he earned a Bronze Star and Purple Heart. During a street party in Manila after the city’s liberation, Japanese soldiers opened fire, killing many of his friends. These experiences inspired The Twilight Zone.
OGZaR TIL A plumber found cash and checks stashed in a wall at Joel Osteen's Houston mega-church.
loE1N TIL about Dr Clara Immerwahr, the first woman to get a PhD in Chemistry in Germany in 1900. She assisted with the weaponisation of Mustard gas, which was subsequently used on the frontlines in 1915. During a party to celebrate it's successful use, she committed suicide by shooting herself.
9eQQ TIL that the singular form of confetti is “confetto”.
5Ojn TIL there is a 1500 foot long spiral coil jutting into The Great Salt Lake that is only visible during droughts and has only been visible on three occasions since it was built in 1970