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TIL Dana Carvey (Wayne, from Wayne’s World) had bypass surgery, the surgeon operated on the wrong vessel, he sued and won 7.5 million, then donated it all to charity.

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wOV1 TIL the Space Shuttle Constitution had it’s name changed to Enterprise following a letter-writing campaign by Star Trek fans.
BdXb TIL after McDonald’s reduced the price of fries in Japan, teens would have “Potato Parties” where they would buy upwards of 60 orders of fries
Kml9 TIL the couple kissing on the bridge as Tinkerbell flies Peter Pan away from London to Neverland in “Hook” are Carrie Fisher and George Lucas.
BP4d TIL in December 1939, a ten year old Martin Luther King Jr. was dressed as a slave and sang in a boy’s choir at the premiere of the film “Gone With the Wind.” Two black actresses in the film were prevented from attending the premiere due to segregation laws.
vlZr TIL The term X-mas doesn’t originate from the deletion or “x-ing” out of Christ like some people believe. The X is taken from the Greek word “Χριστός” or khristós (the anointed one).