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TIL that the beginning of Stephen King’s first published novel Carrie was rescued from the trash by his wife Tabby, who then convinced him to finish it.

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BBnb TIL in a Fox News interview for Now You See Me, Morgan Freeman fell asleep while co-star Michael Caine was chatting. Freeman responded, “Regarding my recent interview, I wasn’t actually sleeping. I’m a beta tester for Google Eyelids and I was merely taking the opportunity to update my Facebook page”
E1P1w TIL In 1989 the Chinese Communist Party forces at Tiananmen Square used expanding bullets, prohibited by international law, to cause particularly grievous wounds when shooting at protesters, thousands of whom were killed.
EgWW7 TIL evolution isn’t always slow and continuous—sometimes it happens in rapid bursts (Punctuated Equilibrium), which explains why fossils often lack smooth transitions.
jOAQ TIL When helium is cooled to almost absolute zero, the lowest temperature possible, it becomes a liquid with surprising properties. It can flow against gravity and will start running up and over the lip of a glass container.
D1XXY TIL a Subway sandwich artist was trapped in a refrigerator overnight and wrote a desperate plea for help in ketchup.