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TIL that the SNL Jeopardy sketch was created by Norm Macdonald purely so that he could show off his Burt Reynolds impression

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yQVBV TIL: Conspiracy theorist, David Icke was a professional footballer for Coventry City FC
YpKWr TIL about DRACO, a broad-spectrum antiviral that induces cell death in infected cells while leaving healthy ones intact, potentially curing everything from HIV to the common cold. Unfortunately, its inventor has thus far been unable to obtain funding to move forward into clinical trials.
rkWe TIL when Alexander the Great was a child, his tutor rebuked him for wasting so much incense during a sacrifice to the gods. Years later, Alexander conquered Gaza and sent back 18 tons of the spices to his old tutor with a note telling him not to be stingy with the gods.
J5el TIL Alice Cooper has credited golf with playing a major role in helping him overcome his alcohol addiction. He has even gone so far as to say that when he took up golf, it was a case of replacing one addiction with another. He now plays six rounds a week with a 2 handicap.
x6pJk TIL that Keanu Reeves was offered a tryout by the Baltimore Ravens during the shooting of his film 'The Replacements'.