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TIL Mel Brooks produced the Elephant Man - he kept his name off the credits because he was associated with comedies.

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ORg7 TIL Nintendo Power stopped accepting the many Tetris highscores submitted by Steve Wozniak. So he reversed his name, and Evets Kainzow was printed.
wLPg8 TIL that in 2001, the Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) distributed fake $3 bills to be dropped in Salvation Army buckets in protest of their policy against benefits for LGBT couples. Hundreds were received in Seattle.
WDKY TIL One of the most important Medieval innovations was the horse collar, which allowed horses to use their full strength to pull loads or to plow and which only came to Europe around 920 AD.
l7n7K TIL that the octane rating you see at the fuel pump isn't the percentage of octane in your fuel. It's simply a measure of its resistance to engine knock in comparison to the isooctane standard.
m1NdE TIL that honey never spoils, and edible honey has been found in ancient Egyptian tombs dating back over 3,000 years.