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TIL you're not supposed to dispose of coffee grounds, egg shells, potato skins, pasta, & rice in a garbage disposal. Had no idea.

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gr697 TIL that the band Len was given $100k to film the music video for “Steal My Sunshine.” They flew two dozen friends to Florida and broke their hotel elevator loading all their alcohol into it. Then they just filmed themselves relaxing and riding around in the afternoons when the hangovers wore off.
yQn1M TIL: The record for most Oscars won by an individual belongs to Walt Disney with 22 wins.
7LVZ TIL serial killer Rodney Alcala acted as his own attorney in his trial. For five hours he interrogated himself on the witness stand, asking questions addressed to “Mr. Alcala” in a deep voice and answering them in his normal voice.
MeGXV TIL when Coca-Cola withdrew from India in 1997, Ramesh Chauhan developed his own softdrink formula from scratch, experimenting with ingredients such as cinnamon, cardamom, and nutmeg, naming it Thums up. In 1993 it had 85% market share when Coca-Cola re-entered India and bought it for $60 million.
wYRM Today I learned that there is a special two-seater suit for astronauts to have sex in space