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TIL James Cameron was the person who sketched Jack’s nude portrait of Rose for Titanic (1997). The nude scene was also DiCaprio and Winslet’s first scene together.

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L7eV TIL of Robert Johnson, a blues musician who played on street corners and died at 27 with little success. 23 years later, in 1961, his LP was reissued and became a huge influence on rock ‘n roll, including Mick Jagger and Eric Clapton, who called him “the most important blues singer that ever lived.”
kJ5P1 TIL that the we would know if there were Megalodon because whales would have bite marks.
8angX TIL: Ostriches are the only birds that have bladders
KOEnw TIL that the red , blue and white rotating sign outside US Barber shops actually symbolizes Blood, Veins and Bandages dating back to when barbers used to do surgical tasks as well.
Zp8XY TIL that it takes about 50 minutes to soft-boil and 90-120 minutes to hard-boil an ostrich egg.