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TIL Mean Girls was based on self-help book aimed at parents of teenage girls

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W7BNd TIL The Space Shuttle Discovery launched with a bat clinging to the outside of the spacecraft that held on until at least the vehicle cleared the tower.
PY5dZ TIL that the Unabomber, Ted Kaczynski, was arrested in part because of his use of the phrase "You can't eat your cake and have it, too." The odd phrasing showed up in both his manifesto and his personal letters.
J1MYj TIL live pigeon shooting was an event held during the 1900 Paris Olympic Games,
VBApQ TIL that Micheal Jackson's "Billy Jean" was inspired by multiple women claiming to have children from his brothers while he was in the Jackson 5, as well as one who sent Micheal a handgun and a time to commit suicide so he would die at the same time as her and her son she claimed to be his.
xbeo TIL theres a screenplay named ‘Atuk’ which has never been made into a movie because anyone who has shown interest in playing the lead role has died unexpectedly, including John Candy, Chris Farley, John Belushi and Sam Kinison