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TIL that when fans asked Steve Martin for an autograph in the 80’s he would give them a business card that said “This certifies that you have had a personal encounter with me and that you found me warm, polite, intelligent and funny.”

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nPDo TIL when 1978 TV series “Holocaust” aired in West Germany in 1979, a panel of historians would answer questions live afterwards. They ended up receiving thousands of calls from Germans saying this was the first time they heard about the Holocaust. “Holocaust” later became German ‘word of the year’.
v1vQB TIL - A San Diego flight school flunked two of the 9/11 hijackers for being terrible students.
D186p Today I Learned that propane has no smell. That smell of rotting eggs associated with propane is actually ethanethiol, a “stench gas” used as an additive in odorless combustible gasses to help accidental ingesters to identify it as a danger.
VB1aB TIL an 1861 Japanese book about the "history" of the United States included such colorful scenes as George Washington punching a tiger and John Adams killing a giant snake
Lke7m TIL a research study published in 2010 found that acetaminophen can reduce physical and neural responses associated with the pain of social rejection, whether in romantic relationships, friendships or otherwise.