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TIL Bruno Mars' career started as an Elvis impersonator at the age of three. His uncle was also an Elvis impersonator

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mxM9O TIL Caffeine is a psychoactive drug that populates a list among others such as Alcohol, Nicotine, Cannabis, Methamphetamine, Cocaine, Heroin, Ecstasy, LSD, Xanax, Fentanyl, Percocet, Psilocybe Mushrooms, and Amanita Muscaria.
DQN7g TIL Benedict Arnold’s crypt was repurposed into a kindergarten classroom and his headstone is a wall decoration.
QJoDM TIL Einstein didn't know how to swim, but he refused to wear a lifejacket. He was always running his boat aground because he was so busy relaxing that he didn’t look to see where he was going. His family was convinced that if he didn’t drown, he’d get his head smashed by the masts and spars.
VMwr0 TIL of "Steel Manning," the opposite of a straw man. It's a technique where you attempt to explain your opponent's position as sincerely and honestly as possible. The idea is that by building trust, your opponent will be more willing to listen to your side of the argument.
awlxL TIL actor Robert Mitchum proposed to his wife by saying "Stick with me, kid, and you'll be farting through silk." Their marriage lasted 57 years.