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TIL that before Summer Glau met Joss Whedon and got cast in Firefly, she auditioned for Power Rangers

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PVrL TIL that when asked how he had managed to gather so much information on his classmates, 19-year-old Mark Zuckerberg replied that they were “Dumb fucks” for trusting him
0Gdy TIL that a major cause of human rabies deaths in India is faith healing as people believe that they’ve been impregnated by puppies after being bitten by a dog and consult a healer instead of a doctor before it’s too late. This mass hysteria is called Puppy pregnancy syndrome.
X0kej TIL obstetric forceps saved more lives than any other [medical] instrument
MgdB TIL that the beginning of Stephen King’s first published novel Carrie was rescued from the trash by his wife Tabby, who then convinced him to finish it.
vPjL8 TIL that the BBC had no archival policy until 1978, and many of its old broadcasts were only aired live. A number of BBC broadcasts are lost, including a show featuring a then-unknown Bob Dylan; 97 episodes of Dr. Who; and most of its coverage of the moon landing.