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TIL in 2016 Michael J Fox joined Coldplay live on stage and performed Earth Angel and Johnny B Goode from Back To The a Future

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Rpo8 TIL in the early days of sound movies, before dubbing, actors had to shoot each scene three times: one in English, one in Spanish, and one in either French or German (speaking their lines phonetically.) Buster Keaton complained about “having to shoot lousy films not just once, but three times.”
XEGXQ TIL that orange juice was invented by a marketer. The California Grower’s Association had a problem: They were growing more oranges than people could eat. Copywriter Albert Lasker asked, “What else can you do with an orange?” So was created the "Drink An Orange” campaign that changed the world
wo5l7 TIL that Leo Fender, Founder, and Inventor Of Fender Guitars Could Not Play Guitar.
0r11 TIL Belgium holds the world record of longest time without a government with 589 days
wolPP TIL in 2004, a starquake was detected, which was so powerful that if the star was located within 10 light years of Earth, it would have likely caused a mass extinction.