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TIL the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles was so profitable that profits continue to help fund youth sports as recently as in the 2010s

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69Agl TIL France hadn't become a linguistically unified country (under French) until the end of the 19th century. By 1914, almost all French could read and understand the national language, though 50% still understood or spoke a regional language of France compared to today's 10% of French who can do that
wonWY TIL a 45-year-old Brazilian man died after a cow fell through his roof onto him
9VBD TIL Nicholas Cage was offered the role of Aragon in the first Lord of the Rings film but turned it down due to ‘family obligations’
P116J TIL Dame Judi Dench was in The Chronicles of Riddick, because Vin Diesel wanted to work with her. The writers has to re-create a role to fit her: Aereon, an Elemental alien ambassador. She called filming "tremendous fun", though she "had absolutely no idea what was going on in the plot"
gMo8D TIL the "Jesus Nut", sometime referred to as the "Jesus Pin", is the only component holding the rotors to some helicopters' body. If it were to fail during operation, the rotors would completely separate from the body, causing a rapid unplanned decent.