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7rEPZ TIL that front singer of a-Ha had a long relationship with the woman from the "Take On Me" music video that started while producing the music video.
6EnM7 TIL that Billy the pygmy hippo was the pet of U.S. President Calvin Coolidge, outlived him by 23 years, and sired 18 children all named Gumdrop
rN6kW TIL at 84 years old, Harvard professor Tom Lehrer was approached by rapper 2 Chainz to sample his 60-year-old song. Lehrer granted permission, saying, ' I grant you permission to do this. Please give my regards to Mr. Chainz, or may I call him 2 ? '
WP1d TIL you’re not supposed to heat up the styrofoam cup of noodles in the microwave when cooking because it releases more of the BPA chemical found in styrofoam.
baJ9 TIL that the S.S. Minnow, the castaway’s ship in the Gilligan’s Island TV show, was named after FCC chairman Newton Minow, who called television a “vast wasteland.”