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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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4kN56 TIL of Nihamanchi, a beer made from cassava and consumed by Indigenous peoples throughout the Amazon region. Its process involves chewing the cassava tubers, spitting them out into large jars and letting it ferment with the saliva. Its taste is described as like a "alcoholic buttermilk".
Z86Ga TIL the word Supererogation, which means to do more, or pay more, than was needed or asked for. Ethically, it differs from a "duty," which is a required action. Supererogation is going "above and beyond" the call of duty.
K70a TIL that Elvis Presley wanted to record “I will always love you”, but Dolly Parton turned him down because she refused to give up half the publishing rights.
LQWOd TIL the term "conspiracy theory" is itself the subject of a conspiracy theory whereby the CIA intentionally popularized it after the Kennedy assassination to discredit and ridicule conspiratorial believers
m11ey TIL the Seychellois are the world's biggest drinkers consuming on average 20.5 litres of alcohol a year and the germans are only 6th!