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TIL about Love Never Dies, a 2010 stage play sequel to The Phantom Of The Opera.

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YxNP TIL that the ‘fact’ that 50% of marriages end in divorce is the result of poor scholarship. In reality, only 30% of first marriages end in divorce and only 20% end in divorce if the partners are educated and over 25 when wed.
MekL8 TIL of Jessica O. Matthews, a Nigerian-American entrepreneur. At the age of 19 she invented the Soccket, which is a soccer ball that stores kinetic energy and can provide three hours of light after half an hour of play.
jNl8X TIL The original drummer of The Offspring became a gynecologist, and during the initial stages of a malpractice trial, he performed CPR and used a defibrillator to save the life of a potential juror. The judge had to declare a mistrial because the rest of the jury would likely be biased in his favor
GAov7 TIL that to lessen the immediate financial burden of Terminator 2: Judgment Day’s production costs, Carolco Pictures paid most of Arnold Schwarzenegger's salary with a financed $12.75 million Gulfstream III jet.
yDYe TIL that Sergei Prokofiev’s funeral cascet was covered with hand drawn flowers, because there was an order that all the flowers from florists should go to Joseph Stalin’s funeral. Only 40 people attended Prokofiev’s funeral.