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TIL 9 people have died of laughter

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gQ9b TIL to get women to smoke cigarettes in the 1920s, tobacco companies devised a campaign of equating cigarettes as “torches of freedom.” The campaign helped women smoking jump from 5% in 1923 to 18.1% in 1935.
x6jK7 TIL that Hockey rinks used to only have one shared penalty box, and players would often continue to fight in the penalty box.
ALQx TIL Sean Connery was originally offered the role of Gandalf in the Lord Of The Rings films. He was offered $6 million per movie and a 15% stake in the box office profits. He instead declined the role stating he “never understood the script”. He would have made nearly $450 million had he accepted.
9ZGG TIL Stephen Hawking once tried to find potential time travelers by throwing a party and only sending out invitations after the party.
5YLRP TIL leprechauns are a protected species in the EU.