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TIL Liza Minnelli accepted the role of “Lucille 2” in ‘Arrested Development’ only because it was Ron Howard who had asked her personally; Liza Minnelli babysat Ron Howard when he was a little kid.

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WeB8 TIL an internet service provider in the UK is compliant with xkcd comic #806, meaning they will transfer your call to a higher-level rep if you say “shibboleet.”
PYR7w TIL Freud’s dog, a Chow Chow named Jofi, would often sit in on his sessions as a calming effecting on his patients. She was also good at keeping time, only getting up when the session was over.
MQM8 TIL that Antartica is the largest desert in the world.
K4jE TIL that in 2015, 1000 musicians played ‘learn to fly’ by foo fighters together in the town of Cesena, Italy in an effort to get the band to come to their town and play. The band responded and came to the town to play a 27-song-set, starting off with 'learn to fly’
EgMmp TIL that in 1999, PETA, as part of its McCruelty campaign, attempted to distribute bloody Unhappy Meals to young audiences. They also released a comic book in which Ronald McDonald, Grimace, and the Hamburglar unite to kill Birdie's parents, feed them to her unknowingly, then eat her as well.