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TIL Stephen King’s website has a “Dollar Babies” page - stories he’s willing to sell to film students for $1.

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Y7DQx TIL Molly Ringwald turned down the lead in Pretty Woman because she felt that the story was icky.
ADORx TIL that from 1946 to 1952 the United States worked to rebuild post-war Europe and Japan, investing $24.2 billion or roughly $200 billion in today's money. Although offered help, the Soviet Union refused Plan benefits, and also blocked benefits to Eastern Bloc countries, such as Hungary and Poland.
nWVJP TIL a car feature known as limp mode can activate when a car's computer detects an issue that could damage the engine or transmission. The computer can then limit the throttle and RPM and can put the car into a fixed gear - usually second or third - to limit how fast the car can drive.
4XYbw TIL According to his former manager, Travis Scott faked his soundcloud streams by using bots and then went to record labels and presented his fake numbers which helped him get signed.
pYa94 TIL: Mockingbirds can remember people who have threatened them and even start dive-bombing them if they see the person again. This finding is the first published account of wild animals in their natural setting recognizing individuals of another species.