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TIL that a saxophone was among the casualties of the Challenger disaster.

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R75Ba TIL Robin Williams was one of just 20 students accepted into Julliard in 1973. While his comedic genius was immediately obvious, he wasn't taken seriously until his portrayal of a wheelchair-bound old man in the Tennessee Williams play "The Night of the Iguana" during a third-year acting class.
Ox51 TIL that Jennifer Friede, an activist and mother of four who spent years trying to convince people that Marijuana was far safer than alcohol, was killed by a drunk driver going the wrong way on the interstate. The uninsured drunk driver walked away with minimal injuries.
Ypk8P TIL junk mail destroys 100 million trees a year. The equivalent of deforesting all of Rocky Mountain National Park every four months.
9nDM TIL in 1987 Jamie Lee Curtis invented a diaper with a moisture proof pocket for wipes, but would not let her invention be marketed until companies sold biodegradable diapers.
1aMw8 TIL Grape Juice is a modern invention which didn't exist prior to 1869. It was invented by a Methodist pastor to help alcoholics take Christian Communion.