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TIL John Mayer became interested in the guitar after watching the prom scene in Back to the Future

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X0re8 TIL that they originally planned to kill off Jesse in season one of Breaking Bad.
0wJVj TIL A sad song, hymn, or poem mourning the death of someone is called a Threnody, e.g. Candle In The Wind, Tears in Heaven, etc.
yVyRM TIL that Anne Ramsey, best known for her role in Throw Mama From The Train (1987), her slurred speech was due to operations for her throat cancer and was in pain during the whole production. She was nominated for an Oscar. Sadly she died of her throat cancer 6 months after the ceremony.
RX7 TIL: Up to half of the world population is infected with Toxoplasmosis, a parasitical infection possibly linked to depression, anxiety and schizophrenia.
ADlQg TIL Grand Theft Auto resulted from a glitch in a racing game that was causing the cops to be super aggressive.