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TIL It is now possible to navigate a houseboat from Paris to Moscow

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xVdgo TIL that in 2002 Pamela Anderson contracted Hepatitis C by sharing tattoo needles with Tommy Lee and was told she would only have 10 years left to live. She was cured of the disease in 2015.
PjOL TIL the death metal growl has origins in Viking culture
5VQok TIL Mayonnaise is named after (and was likely invented in) Mahón, Spain
1anJV TIL Burt Reynolds was considered for the role of Michael Corleone but Brando said he would walk if they cast him. “He is the epitome of something that makes me want to throw up. He is the epitome of everything that is disgusting about the thespian, he worships at the temple of his own narcissism.”
neKNB TIL Philadelphia Cream Cheese was invented in New York and has never been produced in Philadelphia. It's name is was a 1880s marketing strategy because at the time Philadelphia was known for high quality dairy.