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TIL that in 1971 Dionne Warwick added an E to her last name after an astrologer friend told her it would bring greater success. Several years later, she reverted to the old spelling after a string of chart disappointments.

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Aoxa TIL that Howard Stern ran for Governor of New York in 1994 promising to limit road work to night hours. He eventually withdrew, but later that year, The Howard Stern Bill was signed into law which limited road construction in New York City and Long Island to night hours.
nebZB TIL An ancient form of cheesecake may have been a popular dish in ancient Greece even prior to Romans' adoption of it with the conquest of Greece. The earliest attested mention of a cheesecake is by the Greek physician Aegimus (5th century BCE), who wrote a book on the art of making cheesecakes.
MegvV TIL that George Orwell's use of 2+2=5 as a catchphrase of the dystopian government in his book 1984 is based on Joseph Stalin's use of that equation in propaganda. Soviet posters declared "2 + 2 plus the enthusiasm of the workers = 5" long before Orwell wrote his novel.
1aXJW TIL while in 1930 over 65% of Americans went to the cinema weekly, since about 1964 that number has been steadily below 10%.
ygmw TIL A Saskatchewan man didn’t have enough money for the 3D printer he wanted, so he crafted his own. Then he got backing for it on Kickstarter to make more and is selling a DIY kit for his 3D printer called “The Peachy Printer” for $100.