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TIL that Casa Bonita is a real restaurant in Denver
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TIL In the 19th Century, women cyclists were warned they might get "bicycle face" with bulging eyes and jutting chins.
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TIL the assumption that Harry Potter books have increased literacy among young people is "largely a folk legend." Research found no increase in reading among children and that children who read Harry Potter books were not more likely to go on to read outside the fantasy and mystery genres.
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TIL Frontman Alice Cooper once lost a 12-foot boa named Yvonne in a hotel room in Knoxville, Tennessee. The snake reappeared two weeks later, having crawled into the sewer system via a hotel room toilet.
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TIL that after the success of the charity supergroup Band Aid, metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio organized a heavy metal charity album called Hear 'n Aid. With contributions by Dio, Motorhead, Rush, Kiss, Scorpions and others, it raised $3 million.
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TIL the character of Wilson in Home Improvement (1991) was based on Time Allen's childhood memories of being too short to look over his fence to see his neighbors.