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EgWP0 TIL that the remains of over a dozen people were found buried in Benjamin Franklin’s basement.
d8G9r TIL that Chris Farley was initially cast to voice Shrek early in the films production. Feeling that completing the film with his voice after his untimely death would be in bad taste, the filmmakers opted to have his dialogue redone by Mike Myers. This is the only reel with his voice shown publicly.
7rovL TIL Towel Day is a tribute to Douglas Adams during which fans of Adams carry around a towel all day. Towel Day takes place on May 25th
5x49 TIL that because of superstition surrounding the events of the movie The Taking of Pelham 123, dispatchers avoid allowing trains to depart Pelham Bay Park at 1:23, AM or PM.
6byl TIL in the 1600s, slavers from what is now Algeria and Morocco raided a village in Ireland, selling dozens into a life of slavery in Africa. The raid has been immortalized in the names of pubs like the Algiers Inn.