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TIL Hugh Laurie shot his audition tape for House from a bathroom in Namibia because that was the only room with enough light.

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TIL 5 children died in australia when a bouncy castle went airborne from gusts of wind

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TIL TIL "nuclear" is very often mis-spoken as "nucular". Presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower, Clinton, Bush all said it like that, plus Orson Welles

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TIL the the rate needed to maintain the population size of a country is 2.1 births per 1,000 women; in the USA it currently is at 1.7

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TIL Grace Kelly retired from acting at age 26 then moved to Monaco to marry the prince there. When she was 52, she died in a car accident. Her daughter was in the car at the time but was unable to regain control of the car or attend the funeral of her mother due to injuries sustained in the accident

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TIL the word "nuclear" is very often mis-spoken as "nucular". The pronunciation has often been used to signify low intellect and it has been said by numerous famous people and referenced in shows like Family Guy, the Simpsons and Woody Allen's 1989 film Crimes and Misdemeanors

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TIL the word "nuclear" is very often mispronounced as "nucular" including president Dwight D. Eisenhower, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and vice president Walter Mondale.

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
TIL Hugh Laurie shot his audition tape for House from a bathroom in Namibia because that was the only room with enough light.	25526
TIL 5 children died in australia when a bouncy castle went airborne from gusts of wind	18590
TIL TIL "nuclear" is very often mis-spoken as "nucular". Presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower, Clinton, Bush all said it like that, plus Orson Welles	1
TIL the the rate needed to maintain the population size of a country is 2.1 births per 1,000 women; in the USA it currently is at 1.7	1
TIL Grace Kelly retired from acting at age 26 then moved to Monaco to marry the prince there. When she was 52, she died in a car accident. Her daughter was in the car at the time but was unable to regain control of the car or attend the funeral of her mother due to injuries sustained in the accident	1
TIL the word "nuclear" is very often mis-spoken as "nucular". The pronunciation has often been used to signify low intellect and it has been said by numerous famous people and referenced in shows like Family Guy, the Simpsons and Woody Allen's 1989 film Crimes and Misdemeanors	1
TIL the word "nuclear" is very often mispronounced as "nucular" including president Dwight D. Eisenhower, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and vice president Walter Mondale.	1