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TIL: Larries were shipping conspiracy theorists who believed Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson has a secret romance despite several public disavowals. Larries believe Tomlinson's baby was a doll which was now replaced by an actor. The group is used in academia as an example of harmful disinformation.

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9wJvG TIL Johnny Depp was the first person to hear Glass Animals' #1 Billboard hit "Heat Waves". Lead singer Dave Bayley was writing it late at night in a London studio when Depp, working in another studio, snuck into the room while searching for the restroom and listened to the entire unreleased track.
JY611 TIL Al Green’s song “Take Me To The River” earned more royalties from the Big Mouth Billy Bass animatronic toy than any other recording of it.
RKl9 TIL that while most humans have three types of cone cells in their eyes, there are known cases where people have four, widening the spectrum and exactness of colors they can see. There are also cases where people lack a blocking lens, enabling them to see ultraviolet light.
WkMrB TIL In the early 20th century the term "Muggles" meant someone who smoked marijuana. Louis Armstrong and some bandmates would get high before recording sessions and even recorded a song called "Muggles".
w8Y6 TIL a Rolex watch was strapped to the hull of the Trieste submersible when it dove the Mariana Trench. It survived the 35,700 foot descent, ticking the whole way.