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TIL the cover of the Arctic Monkeys album "Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not," was criticised by Laurence Gruer of NHS Scotland for its image of a man smoking. The band's product manager retorted, "You can see from the image smoking is not doing him the world of good."

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yQrKV TIL United Passions was a 2014 film about FIFA funded 90% by FIFA. Its release coincided with the 2015 FIFA corruption scandal where it grossed $918 in its opening weekend (worst ever), a 0% RT rating and star Tim Roth asked the people behind the film "Where is all the corruption in the script?"
wVPY TIL The word “amn’t” is a valid contraction for “am not”
VNjQ TIL the assassin of President Garfield, Charles Guiteau, shot the President with a gun that had ivory grips because he wanted it to look good as a museum exhibit after the assassination.
XG18 TIL Kale, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, cabbage, and kohlrabi were all selectively bred from the mustard plant.
e0ARL TIL only 16% of millionaires inherited their fortune. 47% made it through business, and 23% got it through paid work.