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TIL Dr. No, not James Bond, was the first character to say "Shaken, not stirred" onscreen

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d8Kk7 TIL Anthony Perkins (Norman Bates in "Psycho"), discovered he was HIV positive after reading an article by the National Enquirer claiming he was. It's suspected someone illegally obtained his blood samples and had them tested for the virus, leaking the news to the tabloids.
KOkmR TIL that not only can Emily Dickinson poems be sung to "The Yellow Rose of Texas", it works for Gilligan's Island also.
NjMM TIL that Hummer drivers were statistically the worst drivers on the road, averaging 5x more traffic violations than any other vehicle.
x900 TIL that Stalin tried to kill Yugoslavian leader Tito 22 times. Tito then wrote a letter in reply saying: “Stop sending people to kill me. If you don’t stop sending killers, I’ll send one to Moscow, and I won’t have to send a second.”
5VYZR TIL about John List, who murdered his whole family in 1971 and eluded capture for 18 years, until his story was broadcast on America’s Most Wanted in 1989.