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TIL Michael Caine’s real name is Maurice Micklewhite.

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YpxEv TIL that in the 1920's newly hired engineers at General Electric would be told, as a joke, to develop a frosted lightbulb. The experienced engineers believed this to be impossible. In 1925, newly hired Marvin Pipkin got the assignment not realizing it was a joke and succeeded.
D1LeP TIL that Ricky Gervais started a New Wave group in thr early 80's called Seona Dancing. Their song "More To Lose" was a huge hit in The Philippines but the group only lasted two years before breaking up.
0wxVN TIL that Debbie Gibson, the Pop Singer, was an extra in the movie Ghostbusters (1984). She plays a girl having a birthday party. This was before her career as a musician which began in 1986-1987.
gZA9 TIL that the cornea has no blood supply, and oxygen instead diffuses into it directly from the air.
wGJ TIL Mike Rowe (dirty jobs) was on QVC in the 90’s and got fired 3 times for making fun of products and callers.