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TIL there is no Ventriloquism for Dummies

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l0eK TIL the novel ‘Dracula’ was not a bestseller when it was first released, and Bram Stoker died not knowing he had created one of the most famous stories of all time.
Vw6B TIL if you essentially break into a vacant house in California, keep the yard tidy, and pay property taxes for 5 years without the owners figuring it out, you can legally gain title to the property.
eY1k TIL That the phrase “Pull out all the stops” refers to using all the pipes of a pipe organ by pulling all the knobs (stops) that control which pipes are used.
GAAvG TIL Šćepan Mali became the first and only tsar of Montenegro based on a mere rumor.
RxNQ TIL that Cary Grant’s girlfriend convinced him to see Alice Cooper in concert. On the ride home, when she asked him what he thought of it, he said, “Remember I told you about the time I took LSD in my doctor’s office and shat all over his rug and floor?… Well now I know how that poor doctor felt.“