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TIL that Kevin Spacey, as a young actor, used his skill at impressions to pretend to be Johnny Carson’s son to get free theater tickets and enter nightclubs.

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OknY TIL in Gravesend, England, there is a whole fake town used by police to simulate dangerous situations. Fake streets, houses, parks, nightclubs, estates, aircraft, trains and tube stations are used to stage riots, robberies, hostage situations and terrorist attacks.
XEVXD TIL Peter Benchley, the author of "Jaws" regrets writing the book due to it's cultural impact against sharks, and has dedicated his life to oceanic conservation.
b9pDa TIL the wreck of the Titanic is being rapidly disintegrated by iron eating bacteria. According to some estimates it will be completely consumed within 14-20 years.
Jgdv TIL In WWII The US would have had their 3rd Nuclear weapon ready for use by Aug. 19 (4 days after Surrender). Their next target would have been Tokyo.
JY8aV TIL that during the 'Son of Sam' murders in New York City, beauty supply stores had trouble meeting the demand for wigs after the police revealed that all the victims so far had long, dark hair––women changed their hair to avoid becoming victims