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TIL producer Sherwood Schwartz tricked Tina Louise into accepting the role of Ginger on Gilligan’s Island by saying “You’re the big star of the show”

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vYj TIL that Sherman Hemsley was a fan of progressive rock bands like Yes
0dvgM TIL there was a craze for emu meat in the early 90s and that a pair of emus sold for as high as $60,000 dollars before the market crashed.
X1w8 TIL because he was too big to fit on the bus, Andre the Giant was driven to school by his neighbor. That neighbor was Samuel Beckett.
E7Ep TIL Tony Iommi lost the tips of his middle and ring finger in an accident at the age of 17. He ended up tuning his strings to lower pitches so that the thimbles he had fitted could bend the strings more easily. This lead to Black Sabbath’s distinctive sound and the invention of heavy metal.
lomZN TIL an extremely rare, strong cyclonic storm resembling a hurricane formed over Lake Huron in 1996. It was the first time such a storm has ever been recorded forming over the great lakes region.