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TIL that Rolex is a Non-Profit Organization.

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5bXR TIL NFL official Ed Hochuli is actually a lawyer who referees football games as a side gig.
n0br TIL that Poe Dameron was supposed to die in The Force Awakens and therefore Oscar Isaac wasn’t sure, if he should accept the role. When Isaac finally wrote Abrams: “Okay. I’ll do it!”, he replied: “Never mind. I’ve figured it out. You’re in the whole movie now.”
vkJ8 TIL that during the American Revolutionary War, it is estimated that over twice as many American fighters died from disease (17,000+) as from battle (6,800).
8aDpX TIL of the silver mines of Potosi or the ‘Mountain that eats men’. At one point it produced 60% of the worlds silver. The silver funded Spain’s wars and caused an economic crisis in China in the 16th Century
E1ZXX TIL Guillermo del Toro talked with Universal to direct a remake of Creature from the Black Lagoon, tried pitching a version where the Creature ended up together with the female lead, the studio rejected the concept. However, The Shape of Water received a leading 13 nominations at the 90th Oscars.