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TIL that Thomas Edison used to bite his piano

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PY9Kg TIL Leonardo DiCarpio was offered the lead role in Hocus Pocus, but turned it down to act in What's Eating Gilbert Grape. Though he was paid far less, it earned him his first Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
B89K TIL Through a process called grafting, a single tree has been developed that produces over forty different kinds of fruit, including peaches, plums, apricots, nectarines and cherries.
GA4VE TIL The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act (IRTPA) of 2004 limits that you may only receive a replacement (US) Social Security Card 3 times in a year, or 10 in your whole life time, if your card was issued after December 17, 2005. Reasonable exemptions can be made
p0Dp TIL the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa (one of the deadliest and most destructive volcanic events in recorded history) was so powerful that it ruptured the eardrums of sailors 64km (40mi) away, created tsunamis over 40 metres high, and was so violent that it was heard 3,110km (1,930mi) away in Australia
KK4E TIL Lego has no military related sets because the inventor’s policy was to not want to make war seem like child’s play