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TIL that in 2001, actor Mark Ruffalo had a realistic dream that he had a brain tumor. Despite no previous signs, he went to see a doctor due to the vividness of his dream. The doctor ordered a scan and it turned out that he did indeed have a tumor, which was subsequently removed.

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lLXV TIL Taylor Swift once accidentally released 8 seconds of white noise and topped the Canadian iTunes charts
Oxd1 TIL The Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Ancient Wonders of the World, stood for a mere 50 years before it was destroyed by an earthquake. Its ruins stood and attracted visitors for way longer than the original statue (reportedly hundreds of years) before it was finally recycled for scrap metal.
R7XlQ TIL David Lucas, a producer of the 1976 rock hit "Don't Fear The Reaper", really did want more cowbell, while band members felt he was crazy. In a 2005 interview, the bassist recalled that the cowbell "really pulled the track together".
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