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TIL Biomarkers in human sperm have been identified that can indicate a tendency to father children with autism spectrum disorder

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eRKg TIL Oliver Reed died aged 61 of a heart attack after beating 5 Royal Navy sailors at arm-wrestling in a bar in Malta. He had consumed 3 bottles of Captain Morgan Jamaica Rum, 8 bottles of German beer, and several doubles of Famous Grouse whiskey…All while on his LUNCH BREAK from filming Gladiator.
GoXN TIL that ritchie valens was only 17 on the day the music died and he recorded “La Bamba” when he was 16.
N7lPE TIL that a permit was denied for the production crew of "The Sopranos" to film the episode "Pine Barrens" at South Mountain Reservation by Essex County, New Jersey Executive James Treffinger, due to the show depicting Italians as corrupt, Treffinger was later convicted and imprisoned for corruption
WxGo TIL Joss Whedon wrote 98.9 percent of the dialogue for the movie Speed, uncredited
W7QLo TIL Shakespeare's skull is missing from his grave, which mysteriously does not bear his name, but rather a curse: “Good friend, for Jesus’ sake forbear, to dig the dust enclosed here. Blessed be the man that spares these stones, And cursed be he that moves my bones."