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TIL that one of the writers/creators of "Peanut Butter Jelly Time", Jermaine Fuller, died in an 11-hour police standoff. His brother-in-law, Snoop Dog, attempted to calm him down but to no avail.

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R7g5w TIL that “Toy Story 2” was almost lost when a staff member accidentally ran a command deleting valuable files. They were able to salvage two months of intensive work because one of the technical directors had just had a baby, was working from home, and had saved backups on their home computer.
Br4Ob TIL Johnnie Walker ran a promotion in 2007 where every bottle of Johnnie Walker Black Label whiskey came with a USB retractable mouse.
OGxmg TIL about Parry Romberg Syndrome, a disease in which the left half of your face spontaneously starts shrinking and melts off. The cause is unknown and there is no way to prevent it or slow it down once it starts happening.
R5xJl TIL William Waldorf Astor, America's richest man next to John D Rockefeller, had a feud with Aunt Lina that caused him to move to England. Linda insisted she was THE Mrs. Astor in New York society, not William's wife, and she was also mad that he built a the luxurious Waldorf Hotel near her mansion.
p8mEZ TIL In a medical first, a mother who received a uterus transplant from a dead donor gave birth to a healthy baby. After five months of the transplant, the uterus showed no sign of rejection, ultrasound scans were normal, and the woman was menstruating regularly. The fertilised eggs were implanted.