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Bgn6W TIL Tom Cruise does not permit his likeness to be used for merchandise. Nevertheless, Funko created a figure of his character Nick Morton from the 2017 film "The Mummy" without securing the rights. In response, Cruise requested the figures be cancelled. Funko recalled them, but some have been found.
e0kX4 TIL Julius Caesar's book, "Commentary on the Gallic War," a chronicle of his military campaign in Gaul, he mentions two real centurions, Lucius Vorenus and Titus Pullo. Their fictionalized exploits were used as the basis for the television series "Rome."
xx6B TIL The indie rock band formerly known as Dale Earnhardt Jr Jr changed its name because NASCAR fans kept showing up to their shows to meet Dale Earnhardt Jr.
KOG8J TIL A tablespoonful of neutron star placed on Earth's surface would weigh as much as Mount Everest (whereas a tablespoonful of the Sun would weigh about 5 pounds). If the neutron star sample suddenly appeared on Earth, it would cause a giant explosion, vaporizing a good chunk of our planet with it.
p86Gb TIL about the Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphilis, a clinical study on African American men where they went deliberately untreated by medical professionals as part of a 40-year experiment by the US Public Health Service. Cited as "arguably the most infamous biomedical research study in U.S history"