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R7XNl TIL in the year 2000 the award-winning publication UPI (United Press International) was bought by billionaire cult leader Sun Myung Moon, who claimed to be the second coming of Christ. Mr. Moon has since died, but UPI is still owned by his holding company.
wVaY TIL Keanu Reeves gave away $50mil of his profits from the Matrix series, giving $1.75mil to each special-effects and costume designer responsible for the films. He’s channeled millions into his sister’s leukemia battle, taken 90% paycuts on films, and doesn’t own a mansion.
PYv1G TIL Jack Sheppard was an 18th Century London burglar who became a celebrity for escaping custody four times. His life inspired several plays, leading to Brecht and Weill's "Threepenny Opera" in 1928
NXZmE TIL Milan-based "epidemiC" crew submitted source code of a computer virus at the 49th International Art Biennale of Venice in 2001, claiming computer viruses can be an art form
jNVPM TIL the reason Samuel L Jackson asked for a purple lightsaber was so that he could find himself on-screen in the Battle of Geonosis (Attack of the Clones) among the dozens of other Jedi.