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TIL That during a duet between John Lennon and Chuck Berry on a 1972 episode of 'The Mike Douglas Show' the show's sound engineer cut off the mic of Yoko Ono who had been interrupting with incomprehensible wailing during a rendition of 'Memphis Tennessee'.

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99EM TIL Alan Rickman had to fall 25ft into an airbag for his death scene in Die Hard. The plan was for the stuntman to drop Rickman on the count of 3. However, the director secretly had the stuntman drop Rickman after a count of 1. Because of this, Rickman’s reaction in the film is completely genuine.
9wx7G TIL Victorian poet Robert Browning believed that a "twat" was an item of clothing worn by nuns, and included an infamous line about "cowls and twats" in one of his poems. He came to this conclusion after misinterpreting a vulgar rhyme which mentioned "old nuns' twats".
DoZv TIL Schools in Texas are still required by law to teach that homosexual conduct is a criminal offense, despite anti-sodomy laws being overturned by the Supreme Court in 2003.
6axW TIL the knobcone pine, (Pinus attenuata), requires fire to complete its reproduction cycle. Cones remain closed for many years until a fire opens them and allows reseeding. As a result, knobcone cones may even become embedded in the growing wood as the tree matures.
ADYa4 TIL: You can place an order for “Marriage” at the Las Vegas, Nevada Taco Bell and they will actually perform the ceremony, complete with Baja Blast champagne and Fire Sauce bow tie.