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TIL Jack Nicholson and Danny Devito were childhood friends. Their parents owned a hair salon together.

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GYJkN TIL Eric Carmen stole the music from Rachmaninoff for his hit "All By Myself" and the Rachmaninoff estate made him pay for it.
oRnl8 TIL Meinhardt Raabe, who played the Coroner Munchkin in The Wizard Of Oz, was also a pilot in the Civil Air Patrol during World War 2, as well as a ground instructor.
Br4Dr TIL that a pregnant womans body contains more than twice the number of bones found in a normal healthy adult, because an unborn fetus has bones that haven't grown together yet.
YbNr TIL The Led Zeppelin song “D'yer Mak'er” is pronounced “Jamaica” in reference to the way British people say the country’s name, hence the reggae beat.
X0jDP TIL: FDR's grandfather made his fortune snuggling opium into China; igniting the first war with European powers when the Emperor tried to enforce drug laws.