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TIL for whom the bell tolls does not mean that the dead cant hear the bells

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WkyOY TIL that during the filming of Breaking Bad actress Julia Minesci who played a meth addicted prostitute was legitimately propositioned for sex during the shooting of a scene.
wyd6 TIL the 14th Dalai Lama (currently 64 Years old) will decide whether or not to reincarnate when he turns 90 - he could be the last Dalai Lama
YLdG TIL in 1946, during a land survey of Sichuan province in China, a forester encountered a tree he’d never seen before, so took a sample. He came to find it was as yet unknown to science, only previously existing as a fossil. It came to be known as the ‘Dawn Redwood’.
Eg6Od TIL Macaulay Culkin's real name is Macaulay Macaulay Culkin Culkin.
kJa55 TIL that Iron Maiden asked Frank Herbert if they could name a song after his novel “Dune.” They received a response stating "Frank Herbert doesn't like rock bands, particularly heavy rock bands, and especially bands like Iron Maiden.” They had to rename the song.