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w9NW TIL when puppies play, young boy dogs often let the girls win, so as to entice the females to play with them.
5kWD TIL Hugh Hefner worked as a copywriter for Esquire magazine, from where he resigned in Jan 1952 after being denied a $5 raise. 11 months later, he published the first issue of Playboy, featuring Marilyn Monroe.
GaQj TIL Albert Einstein was also a gifted musician, playing both the piano and violin with exceptional skill. He once said: “The greatest scientists are artists as well.”
neAAY TIL that when Lafayette visited America in 1824, he and Thomas Jefferson collapsed in each other's arms and cried upon their reunion. They had not seen each other since 1789. Jefferson had to have somebody else read the speech he prepared because he was so emotional that his voice was too weak.
xKw1 TIL in Walk the Line, the scene where Joaquin Phoenix tears the sink off the wall was unscripted and he actually did it himself.