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TIL cigarette smoking in the US went from <5% in 1900 compared to 42% in 1965

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m1JpY TIL that Beck rejected Weird Al's request to parody his hit 1990s song "Loser" because Beck felt he already wasn't being taken seriously as artist. Later though, Beck regretted this decision saying “I think it would have been an amazing video. I’m actually really sad it didn’t happen.”
loPO5 TIL Jesse James once gave a widow he was staying with $1400 to pay off a debt collector. James then hid and waited for the debt collector to leave, and then robbed the man as he left the widow's home.
1Op4 TIL Actor Sam Elliott provides the voice for Smokey Bear and the actor and character share the same birth date and year. Happy 70th Mr. Elliott and Mr. Bear!
jN9gn TIL 42-yr-old Zamboni driver David Ayres was called in as the 2nd emergency goalie for the Carolina Hurricanes. He allowed 2 goals right away; but after a teammate told him "We don't care how many goals you let in, let's just have fun," Ayres then made 8 saves for 6 - 3 victory over the Maple Leafs.
GoEg TIL Nelly Furtado turned down $500,000 to pose fully clothed in Playboy