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TIL that when she first got to Hollywood, Katy Perry impersonated Zooey Deschanel to get into clubs.

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yQ8oV TIL Ernest Hemingway had often complained the FBI was tracking him, but was dismissed by friends and family as paranoid. Years after his death released FBI files showed he had been on heavy surveillance, with the FBI following him and bugging his phones for nearly the final 20 years of his life
oBbAR TIL that the dwarf Planet "Pluto" has yet to complete a full orbit of the Sun since its discovery, as one Plutonian year is 247.68 years long
7r8DM TIL the most expensive painting in the world, recently sold at an auction for $450m, was bought in 2005 for just $10k.
9Y4MD TIL the most successful pirate captain of the Golden Age of Piracy, "Black" Bart, had very strict rules on his ship, prohibiting all lights and drinking after 8 in the evening. There was also a complete ban on gambling. If a crew member got hurt, he received a pension proportionate to his injury
4mdN TIL Raiden from Mortal Kombat was inspired by “The Three Storms” from the 1986 movie “Big Trouble in Little China”