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TIL that William Hung of American Idol ‘She Bangs’ fame retired from music in 2011 and is now a Los Angeles crime scene analyst

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RYN6 TIL The Placebo Effect works even if patients are explicitly told they are receiving a placebo. One study showed that pills with no active ingredients significantly improved recovery from Irritable Bowel Syndrome, even though “placebo” was printed on the side of the bottle.
Vb18 TIL Stephen Hawking’s son once added swear words to his dad’s voice synthesizer as a prank
d8xnK TIL that a 1969 treasure hunt movie (originally called "Caine") changed its name to "Shark!" after a stuntman was tragically killed by a shark during production and the advertising used the stuntman's death as a means to help promote the film.
BgZNr TIL of the Aswan scorpion invasion. In 2001, a rare rainfall event in Aswan led to the scorpions evacuating their homes and coming into contact with people. Over 500 people were stung.
WMnB TIL that punchcards were used to ‘program’ looms to weave elaborate textiles in 1725.