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TIL that the movie The Woman in Black(2012), starring Daniel Radcliffe, is actually a remake. The original film was released in 1989, and the same character was played by Adrian Rawlins, who played James Potter, Harry Potters father, in the Harry Potter films.

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Eggv0 TIL about Louis Remme, who rode on horseback nonstop from Sacramento to Portland in 1855, racing against the ship-borne news of a bank run that would prevent him from withdrawing his own money.
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0wAaN TIL that in 2008, an Australian court case costing over a million dollars had to be aborted when it was realized that five out of the twelve jurors were playing Sudoku instead of paying attention.
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