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TIL “Fire responds strongly to electric fields and is even pretty conductive”

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kOvAm TIL that Donnie Dunagan, a retired United States Marine Corps drill instructor, managed to keep secret - throughout his entire career - that he was a voice actor in the Walt Disney's Bambi film, providing the voice of young Bambi.
jNoGn TIL Subway spent $22M in 2007 keeping shows Chuck and Community on air, giving them creative freedom as long as they showed their subs. The creator of Community decided to show Subway any chance he could. The Chief Marketing Officer of Subway at the time said they "experienced double digit gains".
gBmL TIL Aerosmith earned more money from Guitar Hero than from their albums.
6AwY TIL in 2011 Texas abolished last-meal requests after condemned prisoner Lawrence Russell Brewer requested a large meal and didn’t eat any of it. His order included two chicken steaks, a triple- cheeseburger, a bowl of fried okra, a pound of barbecued meat, three fajitas, and a meat-lover’s pizza.
p8MVN TIL: More than 2 million Americans still pay for an AOL dial-up subscription.