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TIL that Trey Parker initially thought that the South Park episode “Make Love, Not Warcraft” would be the end of South Park’s positive reputation. The episode is considered one of the best by fans.

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e68k TIL that, as a child, Kevin Spacey burned down his sister’s treehouse and was then sent to military school. He was then expelled from military school after throwing a tire at a student’s head.
xVNLo TIL that when you call 911, they can actually put you on hold! That is frightening.
m15mO TIL of Julio Nivelo, who in 2016, stole a bucket of gold from an armoured truck, which was parked in Manhattan. Seeing, the van was guarded by only two guys, one of whom was the driver, Julio said, he felt like the pail belonged to him.
JYKw8 TIL of the Sulimov dog, which was created from a hybrid between 2 Lapponian Herder dogs and 2 golden jackals for Russia's largest airline, Aeroflot. It was bred together with various other breeds for 7 generations to increase trainability and establish a breed.
R5ZMQ TIL that Five Guys provides extra fries and piles them into the bottom of the bag, so customers think they got a great deal; albeit this is already calculated into the total price. Jerry Murrell, its founder, claims it's better for customers to feel that they their serving of fries was too large.