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TIL that the rumor that “Mama” Cass Elliot died by choking on a ham sandwich was started by her manager and one of her friends, who later claimed they were trying to protect Cass from being linked to drug use.

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oBoE8 TIL that the reason moles always look so clean, even though they live in the dirt, is because their hair swivels to lay in any direction.
VVRk TIL - The word for the dot in i & j has a name and is called - “Tittle”
yQ8gX TIL in Finland the Black Sabbath song 'Paranoid' is regularly requested by concert goers as a joke much like the Lynyrd Skynyrd song 'Freebird' is in the United States. Regardless of the band or their musical style audiences will shout "Soittakaa 'Paranoid'!" ("Play 'Paranoid'!") during a concert
Mp0W TIL that the current year in North Korea is 105. North Korea uses a calendar that begins with the birth of Kim Il-Sung.
ZdKY TIL Stephen King said Stanley Kurbick’s version of ‘The Shining’ is the only movie adaptation of his book he could “remember hating.”