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TIL Robin Williams’ will prevents Disney from using his name, taped performances or voice recordings for 25 years after his death

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QJG9d TIL that ‘The Drinking Man’s Diet’ was the 1960s ancestor to Atkins and paleo. It was based on the observation that alcoholics dranks thousands of calories per day and actually lost weight. It became one of the most popular diets of the decade, selling 2.4 million copies. The author lived 98 years.
RoN4 TIL that Ray Bradbury, author of Fahrenheit 451, stormed out of a lecture given to college students after being told his interpretation of his own book was wrong.
xVPmb TIL Socrates claimed all his wisdom came from a voice in his head that told him what not to do but never what to do. The reason he was arrested wasn't just that he did not believe in Athen's gods, but that he presented this voice in his head as a new god.
NLr6 TIL The Fairly Oddparents was originally supposed to end in 2006 alongside Jimmy Neutron in the “Jimmy/Timmy Power Hour 3” crossover, but it was so poorly received that the creator decided to renew more episodes in order for it to end in a better way, so far however, the series has still not ended.
X06j8 TIL Though Jessica Simpson released 500+ versions of her hit song "A Public Affair" in 2006 with different fan names in the lyrics, you cannot find any of them online