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TIL that Elaine Stritch auditioned for the role of Dorothy Zbornak from The Golden Girls and almost got the role. Stritch went in for a reading, but cursed during her audition—and irked the writer and lost the part to Bea Arthur.

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XEJE8 TIL that "dashboard" was originally a barrier of wood or leather at the front of a horse-drawn carriage or sleigh to protect a driver from mud or other debris "dashed up" by the horses' hooves. Today it refers to the evolution of that flat board which now contains displays, gauges and instruments.
mxr8p TIL Peanuts, pistachios and other 'nuts' that aren’t actually nuts. They’re legumes.
Z8p44 TIL Koko the Gorilla who knows sign language is still alive, teaching sign, and playing with her pet cats
oRKmK TIL of actor Leslie Banks who received partial facial wounding in the First World War. Banks would take advantage of this in his career, by using the scarred side for darker films, and the undamaged side for light-hearted movies.
e0GZn TIL the character in the Starbucks logo is actually a twin tailed siren, a mythical creature that lured sailors in order to attack and devour them.