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TIL that Ellen Degeneres turned down the role of Phoebe on “Friends.”

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XEnaj TIL the last words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr were, "make sure you play Take My Hand, Precious Lord. Play it real pretty." Seconds later he was shot. The song ends with "through the storm, through the night, lead me on to the light. Take my hand precious Lord, lead me home"
aPoN TIL that hat making in the past involved prolonged exposure to mercury vapours, causing poisoning which symptoms are sensory impairment (vision, hearing, speech), and a lack of coordination. this inspired terms like “Mad as a hatter” and of course, the mad hatter of Alice in wonderland.
JBj TIL There are just three countries in the entire world that still don’t use the metric system. They are Liberia, Myanmar and USA
lVXr TIL There hasn’t been a president with a beard in 103 years
GVp5 TIL From 1998-2010, hedge funds earned $379 billion in fees, while the investors in them earned $70 billion in gains.