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TIL that studio execs disliked the film title “Beetlejuice” and wanted to call it “House Ghosts.” Displeased, Burton jokingly suggested “Scared Sheetless.” The director was horrified when they went for it. Needless to say, Burton eventually got his way.

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4kM4a TIL the first thing the one-armed John Lind did the moments after he was finished with his term as Minnesota’s Governor was go to a local newspaper and punch the face of an editor who had questioned his loyalty to the US during his term.
nr59 TIL Dresden, Germany adopted a “Pay as you throw” (PAYT) system of garbage disposal. Since 1994, per capita waste generation in Dresden has dropped over 50% from 305kg to 143kg despite increases in income and consumption. The difference is accounted for by compost, recycling, and reusing.
k4XW TIL A 2003 study found that people who ate fish once a week or more had a 60% lower risk for developing Alzheimer’s than those who consumed fish less frequently. Far more affective than any known drug.
yVGdp TIL that the boy from Spy Kids is married to Meghan Trainor
X04lj TIL that the first car to achieve a land speed record of 62mph, (100kph), was a Belgian designed electric vehicle in 1899.