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TIL That Charlie (Peter Ostrum) from the original Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was offered a three-picture deal after filming, he declined the offer and bought a horse with his earnings from CATCF which spawned a love for animals, he decided not to pursue acting and he became a vet

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AD1Wx TIL a 2015 study found that coffee also works as a sexual stimulant and decreases the likelihood of erectile dysfunction.
yQB1v TIL 6 kids were poisoned in 1963 from wearing new, unwashed jeans that had been exposed to pesticide. (2 boys whose pants were washed before wearing them did not get sick)
DPLg TIL in 1938 Mexico was the only country to protest against the German annexation of Austria.
1MbX TIL in 2000 a man in Georgia was shot 16 by police officers and lived. The trauma center surgeon that treated him said that most of the bullets were stopped by the 6'6 225lbs man’s muscles.
lPjG TIL That the full “Ignorance is bliss” quote by Thomas Gray is “Where ignorance is bliss, ‘tis folly to be wise”