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TIL Leonardo da Vinci Used Mirror Writing for the Majority of His Personal Notes

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yZ6e TIL in 1976, then 16-year-old “Weird” Al Yankovic started his career by handing a homemade tape of original and parody songs performed on the accordion in his bedroom into a “cheesy little tape recorder” to Dr Demento, a radio DJ who was speaking at his school.
X0p4j TIL when Arthur Ashe faced Jimmy Connors in ‘75 Wimbledon, he was also being sued for $3M by Connors bc Ashe called Connors “unpatriotic “ for ducking Davis Cup. Ashe came to the match wearing a Davis Cup sweatshirt that was emblazoned “USA”. Ashe won the match & Connors dropped the lawsuit.
5Y4XB TIL Jim Carey auditioned for SNL three times but was never cast
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