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TIL that despite his persona, Sam Elliott is not in any way southern. He was born in the Bay Area and grew up in Oregon.

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nWeWr TIL that in 1965, artist Andy Warhol made an 8-hour, B&W silent film called “Empire” that consisted of one stationary shot of the Empire State Building. It had no characters or narrative, and Warhol stated that the purpose of the film was “to see time go by.”
eNBg TIL Teen Mom Farrah Abraham, when asked about going on tour so much (to do appearances, strip, and do porn), said that leaving her daughter is good. “"It’s healthy that we have a break, She has her own life and is doing her own thing, and I’m doing mine.”
w1DP TIL that human feces is not made primarily of undigested plant material or fiber, as commonly thought. Bacteria make up to 60% of the dry mass of human feces.
78867 TIL Dr Seuss's original Lorax drawings are found in Austin, at the presidential library of Lyndon B Johnson. Johnson and his wife were environmentalists and he called Seuss personally to thank him for donating the original artwork to the Johnson archive
ADyB4 TIL Michael Jackson imagined and recorded the demo of 'Beat it' only by using his voice and layering tracks together before sending it to the producer.