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TIL a Spam text message stopped a suicide bomber New Years Eve 2010.

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b9PGN TIL a quiet American POW was nicknamed "The Incredibly Stupid One" by his Vietnamese captors. Upon his return to the US, he provided the names of over 200 prisoners of war, which he had memorized to the tune of "Old MacDonald Had a Farm."
M7prm TIL medieval alchemists associated the 7 known metals at the time (gold, silver, quicksilver, copper, iron, tin, and lead) with the 7 classical planets (the sun, the moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn, respectively). Because of this association, quicksilver is called "mercury" today.
rnd TIL that Matthew Lewis, who played Neville Longbottom, wore a fat suit, ear extenders, and false teeth.
Yrnr TIL that Snoop Dogg has directed porn, the name of this porn is Snoop Doggystyle. When released, it was a huge hit and won top selling release of the year at the 2002 AVN awards.
Wk1KY TIL Simpsons creator Matt Groening said he was the fan of Beavis and Butthead, because the show largely took "the heat off Bart Simpson being responsible for the downfall of western civilization."