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TIL Salvador Dali once conned Yoko Ono out of $10,000 by sending her a piece of dried grass instead of a hair from his moustache

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KObPG TIL: A chemical previously used in microwave popcorn bags caused “popcorn lung” a cancer mainly affecting workers inhaling diacetyl in microwave popcorn factories.
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orpr TIL that Miyamoto Musashi, 17th century Japanese swordsman, twice arrived late to duels and defeated both opponents. Upon his next duel, he arrived early, and ambushed the force that was assembling to ambush him.