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TIL Astronomer Pierre Janssen was he first to regularly use photographs to study the Sun. In 1903 he published his great "Atlas de photographies solaires", containing more than 6,000 solar pictures

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9Yxgr TIL Joey's character in FRIENDS was not supposed to be dumb, according to the original script. It was only when Matt LeBlanc auditioned for Joey, he put a "different spin" on the character, which was liked by the creators of the show.
4kmj5 TIL Marilyn Monroe was instrumental in kickstarting Ella Fitzgerald's career. A 1950's nightclub owner was reluctant to hire an overweight black singer until Monroe intervened saying if he did, she would sit in the front row every night. Once Ella was hired, Marilyn sat in front row for weeks
aQ7J TIL friends and family of writer Henery David Thoreau were shocked by his tranquil acceptance of death. When asked on his deathbed if “he had made peace with God” he responded “I did not know we had ever quarreled.”
GYLbj TIL though it is common to sneeze during a cold or flu, very frequent sneezing is often due to allergies
rNW9W TIL Edward Dando once ate 300 oysters with a loaf and a half of bread and butter in one sitting