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TIL the iconic line “I’ll have what she’s having” line from When Harry Met Sally was suggested by Billy Crystal on set and director Rob Reiner’s mother Estelle was brought it to deliver the line.

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4QDJ TIL “Living room” what we call today, was actually called “Death room” in the 19th century, as it was the place where deceased family members were laid out for final respects, it was the time when many funerals were still taking place at home.
BrK6x TIL there is a chemical compound 1000 times hotter than capsaicin, resiniferatoxin, a naturally occurring chemical found in cacti. Ingestion can cause severe swelling, permanent loss of sensation, serious injury, or even death.
gMXr9 TIL in 1977, the Mego Corporation decided to pass on the license for creating Star Wars action figures, unimpressed with the movie. Kenner/Hasbro subsequently took it, and since then has grossed over 6 billion dollars from the figures alone
rn4e TIL 26 of 36 missing children were found after being featured in Soul Asylum’s “Runaway Train” video.
4XXYJ TIL the first e-commerce was a drugs deal in the early 1970s