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TIL that Popeye the sailor man was based on a real guy from Illinois.

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grmGb TIL a systematic review of 92 fatal cases with caffeine recognized as the only cause of death concluded that caffeine intoxication occurs more frequently in athletes, infants, and psychiatric patients.
1aeBO TIL about Han van Meegeren, a Dutch artist and forger of Vermeer paintings that managed to fool both the leading authority on Vermeer at the time and a Nazi general
Vkam TIL Terry Pratchett’s family motto is Noli Timere Messorem (Don’t fear the Reaper)
a8WRb TIL that before the 16th century, most carrots were purple
leb5 TIL Vin Diesel helped produce and finance Riddick (2013) and even put up his house as collateral to get it made. “If we didn’t finish the film, I would be homeless.”