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TiL that Brian Wilson was only 23 years old when he produced, arranged, and co-wrote the Beach Boys album "Pet Sounds". The album has since been credited for revolutionizing music production and has appeared in many "greatest records of all time" lists.

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Lko0m TIL Stephen Hawking liked "The Theory Of Everything" so much that he allowed the filmmakers to use his trademarked computerized voice on it. He called the film "broadly true" and emailed the filmmakers that there were certain points when he thought he was watching himself, which left him tearful.
PYgpJ TIL that Leonardo da Vinci would buy animals at the market just to set them free, in the name of animal rights.
PY99Z TIL all alcoholic drinks sold in the United States are required to be mildly radioactive. If alcohol is made in a lab it won't have any radioactive signature but alcohol made from plants will always be slightly radioactive due to the background radiation in the air and ground.
8Dm4 TIL that there is a punctuation mark called an “interrobang”. It is the name given to “?!”.
L7Jv TIL: The world’s oldest stash of marijuana was found in a 2,700 grave in western China. It belonged to a blue-eyed Caucasian man who was a local shaman.