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TIL 1 in 50 Americans have an unruptured brain aneurysm.

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bxyQ TIL that J. K. Rowling changed her mind about the title of the 4th Harry Potter book twice. Until 12 days before publication, the already publicized working title was “Harry Potter and the Doomspell Tournament”, which turned to “Triwizard Tournament” and then “Goblet of Fire”
xVPjk TIL that female slaves in the American South would chew on cotton root to abort a pregnancy, decreasing the production of more slave children
4yEb TIL Refried beans are only fried once
QJpVp TIL the air traffic controller from Die Hard 2 (actor Fred Thompson) ran for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008
bDAj TIL The Gorillaz song “Dare” was originally titled “It’s There”, but was changed due to Shaun Ryder’s strong Mancunian accent.