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TIL in 2011, Conan O'Brien was ordained as a minister by the Universal Life Church Monastery, allowing him to perform a same-sex marriage in New York. The wedding, between a member of Conan's staff and his partner, was held on the stage of the Beacon Theatre and broadcast on Conan.

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jNEvv TIL Tim Burton and John Landis were puppeteers in the elaborate final scene of the 1979 Jim Henson classic film, The Muppet Movie.
b956E TIL of a fan campaign to get Donald Glover the lead in "Amazing Spider-Man." It failed, but his character on Community wore Spidey PJs as a nod. That episode inspired a Marvel writer to create Miles Morales, the first Black Spider-Man. Glover went on to play Miles' uncle in "Spider-Man: Homecoming"
77ob TIL Depression in Young People Affects the Stomach. Anxiety effects the Skin.
v1jA8 TIL that on January 9, 1493 Christopher Columbus sees 3 mermaids and described them as "Not half as beautiful as they are painted". They were Manatees.
wLo97 TIL that in many American movies, the directors often edit out many of the hits, if not all during fight scenes, and that in Hong Kong cinema, especially Jackie Chan movies, they show the hit twice.