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TIL that pretty girls in large cities like New York are paid in drinks, dinners, and oftentimes vacations by people called “Promoters” to attend Clubs with them.

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E9A7 TIL there is a live stream with which you can watch bears fish for salmon in Alaska (and a bunch of other stuff)
yVjmM TIL that women are 2x as likely as men to have insomnia
YpN5P TIL Babe Ruth was the guest of honor at a Harlem fundraiser for the benefit of a local African-American church. Other white celebrities had similarly committed to attend, but only Babe kept his word. He contributed some autographed balls along with twenty bucks out of his pocket
GAJn7 TIL Virtually all dialogue in the movie This Is Spinal Tap (1984) is improvised. Actors were given outlines indicating where scenes would begin and end, but everything else came from the actors. As often as possible, the first take was used in the film, to capture natural reactions.
epAwD TIL about Ghostwatch, a BBC program where in a live broadcast style, they investigated an alleged poltergeist, which unraveled into various people becoming possessed, including the host. At least one death is attributed to this broadcast.