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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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x6lKD TIL that the killer in the first modern detective novel was an orangutan
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447J TIL lawyers from the Disney corporation denied a couple’s request to engrave Winnie Pooh on the gravestone of their stillborn child without paying royalties.
jo0j TIL there are 12 people who have won Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards a.k.a. EGOT. There’s only one EGOTH (EGOT+Hugo)winner, Mel Brooks.
xd55 TIL: There was a limited edition publication in 1953 of Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 bound in asbestos to prevent burning.