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TIL of Betteridge’s law of headlines, which states that any headline that ends with a question mark can be answered with the word no.

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N7KoE TIL prolific film actor John Carradine died after climbing the 328 steps of Milan's cathedral at the start of a European vacation. His actor son David was with him, reading Shakespeare to him when he succumbed, and John's final words were reportedly "Milan: What a beautiful place to die"
GYn75 TIL that some scientists theorize that the origin of life is just the inevitable outcome of thermodynamics as a middle-step to increase overall entropy in the universe.
BggnL TIL the phrase "kill them all and let God decide" from the Simpsons is actually a historical reference
Vvrp TIL In the 571 Episodes of Lassie, the only character that actually fell down a well was Lassie. Timmy never fell down a well.
KoK9 TIL the “Do not remove under penalty of law” tags on mattresses were added as a way to regulate the manufacturing when people started stuffing them with corn husks and other waste products