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TIL of Disco Sally, a geriatric widowed grandmother who became a fixture of NYC’s legendary Studio 54.

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wGr6 TIL that “You can’t eat your cake and have it, too” is the correct form of the proverb, because its order is what illustrates the impossibility. The Unabomber got the order correct in both his manifesto & private writing & this was 1 of the linguistic anachronisms that helped the FBI identify him
grwwb TIL Simple Minds initially rejected recording what would become their biggest hit “Don’t You Forget About Me”. Lead singer Kerr said, “We couldn't give a toss about teenage American schoolkids” (‘The Breakfast Club’ film the song was written for). Billy Idol had also passed up on recording the song.
R5DP1 TIL the writer of Unforgiven (1992) was primarily a science fiction writer. He co-wrote: Blade Runner, 12 Monkeys, Leviathan, and the fantasy Ladyhawke, while also witting the 1998 sci-fi film Soldier.
9k1X TIL that Bill Murray thinks Kung Fu Hustle is “the supreme achievement of the modern age in terms of comedy”.
kloB TIL human rights groups intend to deliver copies of “The Interview” to North Korea via air balloon. Previous “air balloon” campaigns have included dropping USB drives containing biographies of Gandhi and MLK Jr. in Korean.