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TIL Michael Caine’s real name is Maurice Micklewhite.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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TIL that the cornea has no blood supply, and oxygen instead diffuses into it directly from the air.
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TIL Mike Rowe (dirty jobs) was on QVC in the 90’s and got fired 3 times for making fun of products and callers.