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TIL to avoid the appearance of nepotism as the nephew of Francis Ford Coppola, Nicolas Coppola changed his name to Nicolas Cage, inspired by the Marvel Comics superhero Luke Cage

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jNl8X TIL The original drummer of The Offspring became a gynecologist, and during the initial stages of a malpractice trial, he performed CPR and used a defibrillator to save the life of a potential juror. The judge had to declare a mistrial because the rest of the jury would likely be biased in his favor
W7GB TIL the worst time of the year to get sick is in July, this is when medical school graduates begin residencies. The risk of medical errors and surgical complications increase during this time.
WkXmN TIL Häagen-Dazs was created in the 1960s by an American couple living in the Bronx. They used a Danish-sounding name because it conveyed an "aura of the old-world traditions and craftsmanship" and added an umlaut even though that punctuation doesn't exist in the Danish language to make it stand out.
D1ppJ TIL In 1974, The Godfather premiered on NBC over two nights from 9-11 p.m.. Both nights, at 11 p.m., New York City's Municipal Water Authorities had some overflow problems from all of the toilets flushing around the same time.
WkROA TIL Vikram Seth missed the Penguin deadline for submitting his anticipated sequel novel "A Suitable Girl" in 2017 due to suffering from writer's block as a result of the failure of a relationship. As of 2020 the novel was still unfinished