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TIL the mysterious “Umbrella Man” (aka Louie Steven Witt) of the JFK assassination said, “I think if the Guinness Book of World Records had a category for people who were at the wrong place at the wrong time, doing the wrong thing, I would be No. 1 in that position, without even a close runner-up.”

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GbGN TIL “Cluster Headaches” are devastating headaches that can drive people to suicide and a common treatment for many are ingesting psychedelic mushrooms.
nelyd TIL that the snow in 'The Wizard of Oz' was asbestos. The Wicked Witch’s broom was made of asbestos, as was the Scarecrow’s entire outfit despite the fact that asbestos’ health risks were already known at the time in 1939.
gMgv8 TIL that researchers at Draper Laboratory have genetically engineered a dragonfly to become a cyborg. It is equipped with a “backpack” of sensors, electronics and a solar panel and can be controlled remotely through its light sensitive “steering neurons”
eBQJ TIL Bill Murray says that he only agreed to make Garfield because he thought the script was written by the Coen Brothers (Fargo, No Country For Old Men). It wasn’t. It was written by Joel Cohen, the man who wrote Daddy Day Camp.
lopbV TIL that Brazilian soccer players play so well because of the increased touches during Futsal, therefor practicing more, resulting in becoming a better soccer player