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TIL that Brad Pitt tore his Achilles tendon whilst filming a fight scene for Troy… as Achilles.

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b157 TIL Because of South Park’s Scientology episode, The Church of Scientology hired people to spy on Matt and Trey to find something on them to use for blackmail. The Church became frustrated when their investigation turned up nothing but the fact that they’re pretty normal people.
OXBL TIL that Brett Favre played for so long in the NFL that he began publicly talking about retiring in 2002, nine years before officially doing so in 2011. Favre, who entered the league in 1991, became the only active player with a grandchild in 2010.
9YD0p TIL NFL player Pat Tillman joined the army after 9/11 but became opposed to the war while oversees. He was then killed by a soldier standing less than 10 yards from him during friendly fire. His unit then burned his journal and the army lied to his family, claiming he'd been killed by the enemy.
E1Q5p TIL Adam Weishaupt, the man who created the Illuminati, did so because he couldn't afford the Freemason's high membership fees.
4XX TIL A 16 year old Morocan girl committed suicide after a judge forced her to marry the man who raped her. It was to perserve the honor of her family and for the rapist to avoid prosecution (10-20 years).