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TIL Neptune was the first planet to get its existence predicted by calculations before it was actually seen by a telescope.

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DQg6P TIL the title of the 2000 film 'Cast Away' is a double entendre referring to both his status as a 'castaway' on an island and being 'cast away' by his love, as revealed at the end of the film
l7pAA TIL that four time World's Strongest Man winner Jón Páll Sigmarsson, who famously stated "There is no reason to be alive, if you can't do deadlift!" died at the age of 32 while deadlifting in his gym.
WjN TIL Steve Carell wanted to play the Joker.
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