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TIL Zach Galifianakis pays the rent of an 87-year-old lady who used to live at the laundromat he used before he was famous and he sometimes takes her to his film premieres.

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GYD5N TIL Richard Klinkhamer's wife "disappeared" in 1991. He then wrote a book on seven ways to kill your spouse. In 2000, new owners of his former home found the skeletal remains of his wife, and in 2001 he was sentenced to 7 years in prison. He was released in 2003 for good behavior.
X6dX TIL that Harlech Castle in Wales was the sight of the longest siege in the history of the British Isles, where Lancastrian forces held out against Yorkist forces for 7 years.
pJbb TIL the test version of Bob’s Burgers’ pilot featured a son named Daniel. When the character was changed to the awkward daughter Tina in the final version, the character’s original lines were kept–and so was the voice actor.
woyVM TIL The axolotl, a type of salamander native to Mexico, has an incredible ability to regenerate not just its limbs but also its heart, spine, and parts of its brain without scarring.
NerE TIL that when Weird Al asked Kurt Cobain if he could make a parody of “Smells Like Teen Spirit”, Cobain asked if it was about food.