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TIL that the longest known survivor of ALS is Stephen Hawkings

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a69y TIL Georgre Ohr, the “mad potter of Biloxi” had an 18" mustache that he curled behind his ears and tied behind his head. No one bought his wacky pottery for the ridiculous asking price of $25. Some of his work is worth up to 25 million today, as he predicted it someday would be.
rA4W TIL that a buttload is actually a measurement of volume. One buttload is equal to 126 gallons.
x6pa5 TIL New Zealand is the only country that’s allowed to put Hobbit-related images on their currency
5VxkR TIL about Louise Farrenc, a French composer and the only woman to hold the postion of Professor of Piano at the Paris Conservatory in the 19th century
XxkD TIL “canned laughter” tracks no longer exist, and is almost always a real live studio audience whose recording has been artificially “sweetened” in post production