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TIL Europeans used to think tomatoes were poisonous because the acid in the tomato caused their pewter plates to leak lead into their food

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m1l8M TIL of Alessandro Moreschi, the only castrato singer to make a solo recording (in 1902 - Samples are on the Wiki-Page)
WkN69 TIL term "EGOT" was coined by Miami Vice actor Philip Michael Thomas who said he planned to win an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony within 5 years. As of 2019, he has yet to be nominated for any of the awards.
9jn6 TIL there is a D.C. super villain named Snowflame who gains super powers from snorting cocaine.
gM5e8 TIL George Lucas' choice of John Williams as the composer for Star Wars was due to a recommendation from Steven Spielberg, who worked with Williams on the film 'Jaws'
7rO5M TIL That bears don’t poop while hibernating. Instead, their body creates a “fecal plug” which can be 7-15 inches long and 1-2.5 inches in diameter.