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TIL there is no recorded case of a gorilla ever killing a human.

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6ELQ7 TIL Orson Welles, out of work and in need of money in the late 70's resorted to appearing in and even directing tv ads for various products. In recent years a backstage video has resurfaced of a drunk Welles filming an ad for Paul Masson wines
VBAR8 TIL that Philip M Thomas (of Miami Vice fame) coined the acronym EGOT - Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony - stating he wanted to win these 4 awards within 5 years. He hasn't won a single one of them until now.
vPMrj TIL In Romania, there’s a cemetery called the Merry Cemetery where the graves have colorful crosses and funny carvings. It celebrates life instead of focusing on death.
vE1L TIL that the longest prison sentence ever requested was 384,912 years of jail, against a 22 years old postman accused of failing to deliver 42,768 letters
R76Vj TIL The airline industry has its own currency (NUC) to simplify the exchange of money between airlines