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TIL That after Weird Al Yankovic’s parents died while he was in the middle of a tour. He didn’t cancel the tour, saying “I’ve heard from so many people over the years that my music has cheered them up in times of tragedy… well, I thought maybe my music would help me too.”

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yLye TIL Vin Diesel got his first acting role when he was 7. He and some friends broke into a New York theater to vandalize it. The theater’s artistic director confronted them, and instead of calling the police, handed them scripts and offered them parts in the upcoming show.
VND0 TIL comedian-actress Janeane Garofalo didn’t know she was married for 20 years to her writer ex-boyfriend, now a TV exec producer, believing their drunken Las Vegas wedding wasn’t official since they didn’t file any papers at a courthouse. Her “husband” discovered the truth before his real wedding.
JNX8 TIL that Mars has only 10% the mass of the Earth.
ANPwa TIL: The 255th episode of MASH featured a time capsule buried by the characters filled with memories of the Korean War. The time capsule was real - filled with props. The property was sold and a construction worker found the time capsule and took it home. He got permission to keep it from Alan Alda.
b0G0 TIL that on September 11th, 2001, Officer John Perry of the NYPD went to headquarters to file retirement paperwork. When he heard the explosion at the world trade center he immediately responded and was later killed when one of the towers collapsed. He was the only off-duty officer killed on 9/11.