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TIL Americans read TWICE as much as they did 60 years ago

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kOg85 TIL that the company formed by the Beatles to handle their wealth was mismanaged by them and exploited by their employees who purchased drugs and alcohol, lunched at expensive restaurants, and made regularly international calls, and lent money to people never to be seen again.
ReyQ TIL: That the visor Geordi La Forge wore to give him vision in Star Trek: TNG made his actor Levar Burton 90% blind while filming.
6EdAY TIL in 2015 a Jeopardy contestant answered the final jeopardy question with "what is the ballad of TURD FERGUSON." Prompting Alex Trebek to say "Turd Ferguson," a reference to the popular SNL Norm MacDonald skit.
78Lmx TIL Graham Norton auditioned for a part in The Lord of the Rings.
69baw TIL for "The Notebook "(2004), Director Nick Cassavetes Cassavetes wanted someone unknown and "not handsome" to portray Noah; he chose Ryan Gosling for the role. Hayden Christensen was also originally considered for the role.