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TIL that Beck rejected Weird Al's request to parody his hit 1990s song "Loser" because Beck felt he already wasn't being taken seriously as artist. Later though, Beck regretted this decision saying “I think it would have been an amazing video. I’m actually really sad it didn’t happen.”

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5jDr TIL a pegion named “Cher Ami” despite having been shot through the breast, blinded in one eye, covered in blood and with a leg hanging only by a tendon flew 40kms to deliver S.O.S message & saved the lives of 194 soldiers in WW1.
v1B6j TIL that regular concert attendance (once every two weeks) can increase one’s lifespan by up to nine years. The logic here is that live music increases feelings of self-worth, closeness to others, and, especially, mental stimulation, all of which contribute to one’s sense of well-being.
aw8rM TIL-That American Author William S. Burroughs, attempting a William Tell act, shot his wife in the head, killing her. He later attributed this act was what spurred him into being an author.
6EdOw TIL that in 2006, M&Ms created an ad campaign offering 2 million dark chocolate M&Ms for the one who returns "The Scream" (a famous painting that was stolen just two year prior [2004] in Norway). Just days after the campaign, the painting was found by the Norwegian Police.
jN4VN TIL that "God bless you" originated in Rome when the bubonic plague was ravaging Europe. Sneezing was one the plague's main symptoms, and it is believed that Pope Gregory I suggested that a tiny prayer in the form of saying, "God bless you" after a sneeze would protect the person from death.