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TIL Dave Grohl tried to quit Nirvana once, after he overheard Kurt Cobain calling him a ‘shitty drummer’, but was convinced to stay by the bands manager

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4kK7a TIL: Sweden conducted the Vipeholm experiment on the intellectual disabled in the 1950s, where they fed them a large amount of sweets to see how it affects the formation of cavities. It was sponsored by the sugar industry and dentists. It sound experiment, but deemed unethical years after.
KOnAE TIL Almost 25% of non-driving teens in a survey say they’re not licensed because they’re scared to drive a car. 40.2% of teens think driving is scary and 58% of parents are scared of them driving
mxm1v TIL Stan Freberg, who replaced Jack Benny on CBS radio in 1957, refused to allow tobacco manufacturers as sponsors, despite it being an impediment to his career.
6wW TIL Queen Elizabeth II of England is “addicted” to playing the Wii and has her own specially made gold-plated console.
xV1P7 TIL President Lyndon Johnson suspected Presidential Candidate Richard Nixon of treason and had his communications monitored.