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TIL that Rick Moranis was the first choice to play Ace Ventura

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v1QAD TIL of Paul Walker an American actor who was famous for his role as an illegal street car racer in the movie franchise Fast and Furious. In 2013 he ended up dying in a fiery car crash after having gone twice the posted speed limit in an area known for drifting cars.
e0Lak TIL about Cat Island. The cats were originally introduced to combat rodents on fishing boats, but remained on the island and reproduced in large numbers, currently outnumbering humans 36:1
5VXZ9 TIL claw machine games with live lobsters are a thing
X0P4P TIL that the U.S town of Point Roberts, Washington is actually located in Canada
Lk4ym TIL that residents of Wheeler, Virginia live closer to 9 different state capitals (KY, WV, TN, GA, SC, IN, OH, NC, AL) than they do to their own (Richmond, 411 miles away).