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TIL that in the 1990s, Martin Scorsese planned to make a Dean Martin biopic about Martin’s complicated history with Jerry Lewis. The film - which would have starred Tom Hanks as Dean and Jim Carrey as Lewis, was shelved due to scheduling issues and was officially cancelled in 2004.

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NXwr1 TIL that Chanel No.5 perfume came by its name after Coco Chanel was presented with 10 samples from Earnest Beaux, perfumer to the Russian royal family . They numbered 1 to 5 and 20 to 24. She picked number 5 which came closest to the smell of soap and freshly scrubbed skin.
W7NGL TIL the evolutionary leap from egg laying to placental birth may have been helped by DNA from an ancient retrovirus, which coded for a protein allowing cells around the placenta to fuse, blocking the exchange of maternal-fetal blood and preventing the mother’s immune system from harming the fetus.
Y7Ro7 TIL according to medieval legend the Codex Gigas was created by a monk sentenced to be walled up alive; but to escape death promised to create, in one night, a book with all human knowledge. Near midnight, the desperate monk gave Lucifer his soul to finish the book. Thus, a nickname "Devil's Bible".
dxvj TIL A man thought to be in a vegetative state is able to tell scientists that he is not in pain. “We have scanned him several times and his pattern of brain activity shows he is clearly choosing to answer our questions. We believe he knows who and where he is.”
rRYjy TIL broccoli is man made. Even though it was made over 2000 years ago. By farmers breeding different types of cabbage