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TIL that about 1/4 of people will sneeze on sudden exposure to bright light

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BdKW TIL: Printed dates on food are not required by the FDA and are not intended to mean food safety, only quality. An avg family of 4 throws out 1,344 lbs of perfectly good food each year bc of the misconception of the meaning of these dates
bXV7 TIL that in 2012, ALSA spent less than 8% of their funding on their main objective of research, and 28% on administration and fundraising.
bnZ TIL John Lennon was offered the role of Jesus in the musical “Jesus Christ Superstar” but would only accept on the condition that Yoko played Mary Magdalene. The offer was then withdrawn.
vZw4 TIL Hitler wanted to create his own Jurassic Park for big game hunting.
e059n TIL Quincy Jones thought that the Beatles were the worst musicians in the world. Paul McCartney was the worst bass player he ever heard. Ringo had taken three hours for a four-bar 'thing' that he was trying to fix on a song but failed. So a jazz drummer Ronnie Verrell fixed it in no time.