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TIL Ryan Reynolds began his acting career in 1991, the same year of Deadpool's first appearance in Marvel Comics

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1ynr TIL that actor Alan Rickman, who portrayed Snape in the Harry Potter films, knew the full story of the character from the very beginning. When he was asked by directors why he delivered lines certain ways he would say that he “knew something they didn’t.”
R7ZZj TIL about a South Vietnam Pilot Who Performed a Daring Feat To Save His Family by landing a 2-Seater Cessna on an American aircraft carrier while escaping South Vietnam on its last full day as a country.
XEReD TIL about ‘Redemption Roasters’ world’s first behind bars specialty coffee company in the U.K. who train offenders professionally in the art of roasting and barista skills and help find jobs in their own coffee shops or with partners.
X0O8P TIL Pekin, Illinois was named under the mistaken belief that the city is on the opposite side of the globe from from Beijing, China. It is actually opposite the Indian Ocean.
GYN0G TIL Rats have empathy. When offered the choice of a tempting chocolate treat, or rescuing a drowning rat, they chose to rescue the drowning rat.