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TIL after Betty White (88), the second oldest SNL host was Miskel Spillman who hosted at 80 years old. She was the winner of SNL’s “Anyone Can Host” contest and remains the only non-celebrity to ever host the show

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dKD8 TIL that the Red Hot Chili Peppers and their producer once set aside $2,000 out of the $5,000 EMI gave them for a demo tape so they could have money to spend on heroin and cocaine
47e5 TIL that coprolalia – the involuntary uttering of obscene words in inappropriate situations sometimes found in people with Tourette’s – has been observed in some deaf people, who involuntarily swear in sign language.
x45 TIL the USAAF filmed hundreds of hours of post-war Europe in summer 1945, most of which has never been seen. Special Film Project 186 has been called “the biggest color film project of World War II—and the biggest unseen film of all time.”
R7NNj TIL according to Icelandic folklore, the monstrous Yule Cat will eat you if you don't receive any clothing for Christmas
mxGnP TIL Hitler wouldn't allow the use of toxic gas in combat during WWII. He had himself being gassed while serving in WWI, afterward he said he couldn't stand the smell of people cooking meat cause it reminded him of being gassed.