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TIL a record company once sued singer John Fogerty for plagiarizing a song written by...John Fogerty!

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bmPj TIL that when a suicide bomber tried to enter an Israeli supermarket, the security guard stopped her and said, “You will not enter the market. You and I will blow up here.”
JYMPv TIL of all movies to gross a Billion Dollars (not adjusted for inflation) the lowest Rotten Tomatoes score is TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION at 15%; the next lowest is 32%
VnNp TIL that when Joss Whedon was asked why he wrote strong female characters he simply responded “Because you’re still asking me that question.”
dDjZE TIL that Henry Knox, namesake of Fort Knox where much of the US’ gold reserves are stored, ran a number of failed business ventures and accumulated large amounts of debt. When he died after swallowing a chicken bone, he left an estate that was bankrupt.
6EG9w TIL There are no reported cases of runners dying of dehydration during marathons — but there are plenty of cases of runners dying from water intoxication.