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TIL the University of Arkansas Razorbacks (a.k.a. the Hogs) currently have a football player named Kam Shanks.

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Yeb7 TIL that unknown to any cast and crew, the Water Buffalo Jack Black’s character rides in Tropic Thunder was pregnant during filming. It gave birth during production and was named “Little Jack”.
46na TIL: Violence has steadily declined over the course of human history, and we are currently in the midst of the most peaceful era yet.
W7Gy9 TIL the world’s longest light rail line is in Los Angeles, whose A/Blue Line runs 48.5 miles (78.1 km) from Long Beach, through downtown, and ends in Azusa. A full-length trip takes just shy of 2 hours.
E1bgx TIL In 1998, a British newspaper reported that Arthur C. Clarke paid Sri Lankan boys for sex, leading to the cancellation of plans for Prince Charles to knight him on a visit to the country. The accusation was subsequently found to be baseless.
KO0rQ TIL the Stanley Hotel, the hotel that served as the inspiration for The Shining, plays the movie adaptation on a continuous loop on channel 42.