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TIL that 85% of bikinis sold never touch the water

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JYZ1B TIL while Sharon was giving up, sick in bed with cancer, Ozzy asked Robin Williams to visit her. He hopped in her sick bed randomly and apparently her family went from crying to peeing themselves laughing in a second. She loved it and went from giving up to chemo the next day.
yRVv TIL that producers feared Johnny Depp’s portrayal of Jack Sparrow would kill the Pirates of the Caribbean, with the head of Disney Studios exclaiming “Goddammit, Johnny Depp’s ruining the film!”
ex5E TIL: That the common belief that a person drowning (or close to) will yell and wave their arms is the opposite of the truth - instead the “Instinctive Drowning Response” kicks in.
ep0B5 TIL The Price is Right prizes in the late '50s were some of the most overboard ever on television. Offering things like bulk amounts of food and livestock to new houses, property, company stocks, small businesses, a submarine, and even an island.
GAnw7 TIL before Shazam was an app, it was a telephone service which you could call to identify a song. The caller would then get a text message with the song details.