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TIL Adam Sandler's acting teacher took him to a bar, bought him a beer, and advised him to quit acting. Years later, as Sandler became a famous actor, he encountered his teacher at a bar. instead of boasting, he introduced him to his friends saying, "This is the only teacher to ever buy me a beer"

j6roX TIL that there is an ALS-Parkinson's-dementia overlap syndrome seen almost exclusively in Guam called lytico-bodig disease. It was first reported in 1904 and by the 1950s had become the leading cause of death on the island before largely disappearing. The cause remains unknown.
0w7nL TIL: the popular Sriracha sauce in the US (in the green-capped bottle) tastes different because they have a different supplier of chile peppers. The owner sued the original supplier for $1 million claiming he overpaid. The farmer countersued and won $23.3 million and now makes his own sriracha.
78OpM TIL that the origin of the term ‘BullShit’ dates back to the 17th century. “Bull", meaning nonsense, while the term "bullshit" has been used as early as 1915 in British and American slang and came into popular use during WWII. "bull" from the Old French bole, meaning "fraud, deceit".
wo5P8 TIL there was a list of 164 songs that radio stations were not supposed to play immediately following the 9/11 attacks
X0bO6 TIL: The USA’s only high-speed rail by international standards is Acela, which reached 160 mph in August 2025 with new trains but only for 40 miles (9%) of its 457-mile route. However, the New York Times and Al Jazeera don’t consider the USA to have any high-speed rail.