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TIL that Samoans are 40 times more likely to make it to the NFL than an average Non-Samoan American.

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KOBea TIL a week after The Shining premiered in theaters, director Stanley Kubrick cut a final scene in a hospital, where Wendy and Danny learn that Jack's body could not be found. The scene was subsequently physically cut out of prints by projectionists and returned to the studio by order of Warner Bros.
MeMW TIL that Daryl Hall & John Oates met in an elevator while trying to escape a gang shootout.
LQ9d TIL the word “decimate” comes from the Roman practice of killing 1 of every 10 soldiers as punishment for mutiny or cowardice
oB4KE TIL There was a fake Apple store that looked so real, employees thought they were working for Apple.
6Evlm TIL Georges Cuvier, the father of paleontology, established the idea of species becoming 'extinct' as a fact. Until the late 18th century, 'extinction' of species was unthinkable because god would not wipe out entire species he created for his divine plan.