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TIL Chevy Chase was the number one choice for the lead in ‘American Beauty’, but turned it down to star in 'Snow Day’

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gr7e9 TIL on a 12ft wide 30mph road you are 50% more likely to get into an accident than a 9ft lane.
4kd9a TIL about the Paria diving tragedy, where five divers were sucked into an underwater oil pipeline. Only one of the men made it out alive, but no rescue attempts were made to save the other four divers who were still alive. They tragically died inside the pipe.
N4je TIL: After the 18th Amendment was repealed in 1933, Yuengling sent a truckload of “Winner Beer” to President Franklin D. Roosevelt in appreciation, which arrived the day the amendment was repealed — particularly notable since Yuengling beer takes almost three weeks to brew and age.
xVMVD TIL Germany's Working act of 1994 stipulates that an employee's weekday working hours may not exceed eight hours.
dXME TIL The Rolling Stones own 100% of the royalties to the Verve’s “Bitter Sweet Symphony,” making it the most profitable Stones song of the last 20 years.