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TIL of the New Cult Awareness Network, which provides information on cults, is owned and operated by associates of The Church Of Scientology

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e5ZL TIL when the Sex Pistols, considered one of the most influential acts in the history of popular music, were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006, they refused to attend the ceremony, calling the museum “a piss stain.”
07K5 TIL That the word “bedlam”, meaning chaos, is derived from the infamous Bedlam insane asylum established in 1247. It was notorious for its brutal treatment of the mentally ill, and for allowing fee paying spectators to watch the “bedlam”.
6EoeX TIL Oscar-nominated 'A Star Is Born' cinematographer Matthew Libatique, ASC was arrested at the 2018 Camerimage Festival in Poland for a drunken assault
OolOX TIL In the US from 2014-2018, an average of 19,700 patients per year went to emergency rooms because of injuries involving grills. There’s an annual average of 8,900 home fires involving grills, hibachis or barbecues.
b6rW9 TIL that Franc Roddam, director of 1979 The Who's 'Quadrophenia' and creator of British show 'Auf Wiedersehen, Pet' is the creator of 'MasterChef'. Roddam had the idea for the show after Mel Brooks mocked British food during a production meeting in the 80s.