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TIL Lord Byron wrote a love poem entitled 'She Walks in Beauty' which was said to be about his cousin's wife

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5VBGD TIL the medical term for a unibrow is "Synophrys", and can be a symptom of several genetic disorders ranging from learning difficulty (moderate to severe), to having fewer fingers or toes than normal, malformed limbs and facial anomalies.
gMaMX TIL that Brad Pitt once tried to buy himself out of the movie ‘Interview with the Vampire’. Upon hearing about the 40M$ exit clause, he shot the movie. It went on to receive 2 Oscar nominations and launched Kirsten Dunst’s career
jNdgE TIL A convicted killer had his death sentence thrown out when it couldn’t be proven that he had assaulted a girl he had murdered. Believing he was now immune, he sent a taunting letter to the prosecutor, admitting the assault. It was used to successfully re-convict him to death.
GJdE TIL a 16 year old was convicted of murder and sentenced to 55 years despite the fact that he hadn’t killed anyone
oRdY TIL the first documented occurrence of the high five wasn’t until 1977