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TIL beryllium used to be called glucinium since French chemists noticed it tasted sweet

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b9A7j TIL Joe Son from Austin Powers ("Random Task" "who throws a shoe?") Is in jail for torturing a woman, and then murdered his cellmate.
BrxBD TIL the first ever photocopier, the Xerox 914, caught fire so frequently that a “scorch eliminator”, asmall fire extinguisher, was provided with the copier.
7xBL TIL Tim Curry was an avid horticulturist, even planting a garden for his famous friend Freddie Mercury.
6EYMm TIL: Howard Buffet, son of Billionaire Warren Buffet's, has donated untold millions in wildlife conservation, with his largest donation being $24m in 2014 to Kruger National Park in South Africa to purchase military grade helicopters and reconnaissance drones to track illegal poaching
XWlE TIL in 2012 Drake had his security team threaten a tattoo artist in his shop, while Drake sat in the car outside.