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TIL that a failed audition for the sitcom CHEERS led to the unplanned creation of one of the series most beloved characters,Cliff Clavin.

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mxwno TIL that Japan has a phone to call the dead. The "wind phone" was created by a man named Itaru Sasaki, who thought that it would be a healing way to talk to his cousin who had passed away—even if the conversation was one-sided. Others now also use the phone in order to feel closer to their deceased.
Rpv1 TIL that before he was on MTV’s Jackass, Steve-O went to Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Clown College, and worked for several years as a performing clown.
R7Ep7 TIL while making Moana, Disney producers visited the South Pacific and assembled an "Oceanic Story Trust" comprised of local cultural experts to advise on accuracy of details. Maui was originally bald but he was redrawn with a full head of hair as hair symbolized mana (power) in Polynesian culture.
BrXnb TIL Base metals like Lead can be transmuted into gold using particle accelerators. The process is so expensive that it is not economically viable. Gold can also be turned into base metals.
DQYWD TIL Limp Bizkit was the last band to play on top of the World Trade Center in September 2000.