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TIL Johnnie Cochran, the defense attorney for OJ Simpson, was also Snoop Dogg's lawyer who helped him obtain a non-guilty verdict for his 1993 murder charge

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78nGP TIL that despite publicly denouncing the film adaptation of his novel, I Spit on Your Graves, Boris Vian attended movie’s premiere in 1959. A few minutes into the screening, he stood up and began shouting out his dissatisfaction with it, during which he suddenly collapsed and died.
wLG4o TIL that the driest place on earth is McMurdo dry Valleys in Antarctica where it hasn't rained for 2 million years. Only anaerobic bacteria are able to survive in the extreme conditions. Scientists also consider the area terrestrially closest to Mars on earth.
6EMPQ TIL the chainsaw was invented to help during difficult childbirth; it would be used to cut away parts of the pelvis to make space for the baby.
yVoxe TIL: California geothermal energy plant, The Geysers, uses treated wastewater to recharge their reservoir
e6VD TIL that Eddie Murphy discovered Chris Rock while he was at a night club stacking chairs.