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TIL Christopher Lee's mother was an Italian Countess.

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gDYW TIL: The phrase “Proprietary Eponym” is used to describe when a brand name becomes the commonly used term. Some examples: Coke=Soda | Kleenex=Tissue | Xerox=Copy | Rollerblades=In-Line Skates | Frisbee=Flying Disc.
M7eXV TIL that here has never been a documented case of rabies being transmitted by one human biting another. All of the recorded cases of human-to-human transmission of rabies occurred through organ transplants from infected donors.
J1DrV TIL that the Columbine massacre was actually a failed bombing. Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold planted bombs and attempted to blow up the school and kill hundreds of people but they failed and instead did the shooting.
1Op4 TIL Actor Sam Elliott provides the voice for Smokey Bear and the actor and character share the same birth date and year. Happy 70th Mr. Elliott and Mr. Bear!
NWBe TIL that Benjamin Bradley in 1856 invented the first steam engine powerful enough to fuel a naval ship, but he was unable to patent his invention because he was a slave