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TIL that once Yo Yo Ma, a famous cellist, played in Steve Job’s living room and Jobs called his performance “the best argument I’ve ever heard for the existence of God.”

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v1p4j TIL Dwayne Johnson studied both criminology and physiology at the University of Miami, earning degrees in both. Known as 'The Rock,' Johnson admitted that he wanted to be in the FBI or CIA. When a professor told him he needed a law degree, he indicated that he needed to "get the fuck out."
GQ44 TIL: That two student journalists proved the innocence of a man 50 hours before he was due for execution - saving his life and resulting in the real killer’s confession.
690w TIL that jazz artist, Dizzy Gillespie’s trumpet was bent by an accident one night. However, he liked the sound so much that he continued to have trumpets made that were bent upwards 45-degrees.
owRr TIL that Soundgarden’s hit song “Black Hole Sun” was written by Chris Cornell in 15 minutes and the lyrics have no meaning whatsoever.
pgYO TIL Mark Twain had a near fatal heart attack in 1898 after watching a belly dancer’s routine.