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TIL on the last episode of The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien, guest Tom Hanks used The Beatles' "Lovely Rita" as his walkout song, costing NBC $500,000.

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pYvQp TIL In 2012, following the Negros earthquake in the Philippines, rumors spread in Cebu City that a tsunami had hit causing residents to panic. The panic was said to have been caused by a misinterpreted cry for someone named "Chona Mae," which was mistaken as a call for "tsunami."
vLoD TIL that popular San Diego high school teacher John Corcoran was secretly illiterate during his 17-year classroom career, finally faced his shame and learned to read at age 48. He went on to write books and a create a foundation to promote literacy.
LQVDZ TIL that when JFK was shot in the head, doctors gave him a blood transfusion in an attempt to save him
JMJv TIL that when ZZ Top reconvened after a 2-year hiatus in the late 70s, vocalist Billy Gibbons and bassist Dusty Hill had both grown their now-iconic chest-length beards – without each other’s knowledge. Meanwhile, drummer Frank Beard had shaved off all of his facial hair.
kJPA7 TIL that squirt guns predate the Civil War. Would be General Sherman once said “Why, you might as well attempt to put out the flames of a burning building with a squirt-gun.”