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TIL people who are always running late tend to end up living a longer and healthier life according to Harvard researchers.

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QJ5we TIL of the M65 Atomic Cannon, nicknamed "Atomic Annie", a US-made artillery piece designed to fire a nuclear weapon
O5Zg TIL the French voice actors for Homer and Marge Simpson met at the 1989 auditions, and went on to get married.
KOVaB TIL that Barnard Castle is an ancient monument in County Durham, England. It has been besieged multiple times, and was a favoured residence of Richard III during the Wars of the Roses.
5Yo9P TIL before the Curse of the Bambino was reversed, they placed a Boston cap atop Mt. Everest and burning a Yankees cap at its base camp; hired a professional exorcists Father Guido Sarducci to purify Fenway Park; and spray painting a reverse curve street sign on Storrow Drive with "Reverse the Curse"
5WyP TIL punk band The Dead Kennedys were invited to perform at the Bay Area Music Awards to play their song “California Über Alles”. Instead they wrote a new song “Pull My Strings” to make a mockery out of the event and mainstream music.