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TIL that five years after the Beatles disbanded, John Lennon and Paul McCartney played together one last time with Stevie Wonder in an impromptu jam session.

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pNv4 TIL James Cameron sought Hollywood funding for the movie Titanic not because he wanted to make the movie, but because he “wanted to dive to the shipwreck.”
YpnAP TIL ‎Mr. Rogers made Friday the 13th l‎ess scary for children by naming the puppet who ruled the Neighborhood of Make Believe "King Friday XIII (13th)" --- and regardless of the month or frequency, every Friday the 13th was celebrated as King Friday’s birthday (see video starting at 0:45)
rRQjx TIL that Luckner "Vampire" Cambronne - head of Haiti's murderous Tonton Macoutes, who killed 30000+ people, and sold corpses and (allegedly HIV-infected) blood to US institutions - emigrated to USA in 1972, and lived in Miami, comfortable and undisturbed, until 2006.
vVoL TIL that Kermit the Frog was implied to be somehow responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks. In the television special “It’s a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie”, the twin towers were digitally added back into the NYC skyline for the alternate reality where Kermit the Frog had never been born.
eppkb TIL the DSV Alvin is a ship of Theseus, with every component having been replaced over the last 58 years of service. It has been used to explore hydrothermal vents, the Titanic, and the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. One time a swordfish attacked it. The fish was later cooked and eaten.