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TIL singer Edwyn Collins suffered a cerebral hemorrhage which left him able to say only four things: “yes,” “no,” “Grace Maxwell” and “the possibilities are endless”

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Oowee TIL there is a herd of wild zebras in central California that can be seen off of Route 1 near San Simeon.
4k4Mg TIL actor Matt Doherty, who played Les Averman in the Mighty Ducks films, didn't know how to skate or play hockey at all when he was cast in the first movie. By the time they shot the 3rd movie, he was captain of his high school hockey team and had been offered a scholarship to play in college.
QND49 TIL about the towers of Bologna, around 80-100 towers built between the 12th and 13th century, with towers as high as 318 feet
JYyA4 TIL In 1994, four of Pixar's directors had a lunch where they came up with four movie ideas. Those ideas became A Bug's Life, Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo, and WALL-E.
ZaM4 TIL that the U.S. government both subsidizes tobacco and funds the largest anti-smoking campaign in America.