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TIL: You are not supposed to center your food in the microwave

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VaGk TIL: Robin Williams took a huge pay cut to voice the Genie in Aladdin, if certain conditions were adhered to. Disney reneged on the promise and later apologised to him with the gift of a Picasso painting.
oM67 TIL Teddy Roosevelt was the first president to fly in an airplane and afterwards told the pilot, “that was the bulliest experience I ever had. I envy your professional conquest of space.”
rRpOM TIL of Corazon Aquino, the wife of a staunch political opponent against the dictator of the Philippines. Upon the assassination of her husband by the dictator, she ran for president against him, winning and restoring democracy to the Philippines.
J1PxV TIL that, during an argument over control for the Island of Hísing, two rulers agreed to go to the island & roll dice to decide. They both repeatedly rolled double-sixes. Eventually one of the dice broke in half, showing two of its sides at the same time, allowing one of them to win by rolling a 13.
5VaZn TIL that in 1548, a man called Martin Guerre suddenly disappeared. Eight years later, a stranger appeared and claimed to be Guerre. He had two children with his wife. Eventually, he was put on trial. The real Martin then dramatically appeared. The imposter was sentenced and Guerre returned home.