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TIL radiohead was originally supposed to do the fight club soundtrack but turned it down after being exhausted from their 3rd album “ok computer”

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wL7o8 TIL that British actress Emilia Clarke has survived two brain aneurysms and founded a charity called SameYou which helps provide treatment to people recovering from a brain injury or stroke
Gd61 TIL: In Cuba, a special permit is required to use the Internet and all e-mails are intricately monitored. Cuba has been listed as an “Internet Enemy” by Reporters Without Borders since the list was created in 2006.
W7OwB TIL about Debategate, which was a political scandal revolving around Ronald Reagan acquiring Jimmy Carters Top-Secret briefing papers in the lead up to the Oct. 28th, 1980 Presidential Debate.
MZvB TIL that Tim Burton’s movie, “Mars Attacks” was inspired by an ultra violent trading card set made by pulp novel cover artist Norman Saunders. He made the move very true to the cards as well.
Z604 TIL that until 50 years ago, Blacks used the “The Green Book Guide” to avoid aggravations while traveling in America: a travel guide which listed everything from gas stations and lodgings to doctors, churches and department stores that would serve Black customers.