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TIL that the infinity sign is also called the “lemniscate”

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OoN44 TIL that for the film 'Green Book', Kris Bowers had to step in to play piano for Mahershala Ali, since the original recordings were too low-quality to use. Bowers had never heard of Don Shirley before he was asked this, and had to teach Ali to play piano realistically for the part.
oBb87 TIL the family-owned Roman Candy Company in New Orleans began selling its gourmet taffy in 1915 at 5 cents a stick and it stayed at that price until 1970. The mule-drawn original wagon can still be seen rolling through the streets of New Orleans and surrounding areas on an almost daily basis.
W7MZd TIL about the submarine USS Chopper, which in 1969 suffered an electrical failure while diving, causing it to point nearly vertically down and almost approach crushing depth. During the crew's efforts to regain control, the submarine eventually shot up nose up, nearly completely out of the water.
nem8b TIL The candy PEZ is an abbreviation of the German word PfeffErminZ. Which translates to Peppermint.
lR6N TIL that The Asylum, distributor of Sharknado and mockbusters such as Snakes on a Train, Transmorphers, and Sunday School Musical, has never lost money on a film.