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TIL A production engineer deleted the original recording of the third verse of “Stan” by Eminem. Eminem messed up on the last three lines, and the engineer accidentally re-recorded over the whole thing because he was high. When confronted by Eminem, his response was “My bad man…you wanna hit this?”

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69nQY TIL after Kevin Williamson watched a documentary on serial killer Danny Rolling that left him unsettled, he proceeded to write the script for Scream (while listening to the score to Halloween for further inspiration) in just 3 days. In addition, he also drafted two 5-pg outlines for possible sequels
Bg7ZW TIL: In the 16th century, the Osculum Infame was the name of a witch's ritual greeting upon meeting the devil, which involves kissing his butt hole or "other mouth" and usually followed with feasting. In some cases, the role can be reversed where the witch receives the kiss.
X0JGE TIL While the Pope resided in Viterbo in 1377 a Cardinal's retainer tried to bathe his little dog in a fountain. The woman in line behind him complained loudly, which escalated to a brawl and then a full revolt, resulting in several dead, including the woman, as well as many destroyed buildings
loyVr TIL that foil seals on over-the-counter medicine only became an industry standard after the Tylenol murders of 1982
nRmP TIL Steve Jobs could have avoided a premature death from cancer by having it properly treated, he refused it for 9 months, believing an alternative-medicine diet would be better. It was one of Steve Jobs’ most notable regrets.