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TIL HBO had to hire a team of 160 lawyers before releasing its film "Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief" beause of the Church's litigious nature

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7RDX TIL that in the iconic door-smashing scene in The Shining, Kubrick originally had a prop door in place. Jack Nicholson, who had worked as a volunteer fire marshal, got through it too quickly, so it was replaced with a real door.
wOkP TIL that last November three people drowned trying to save a dog being swept away in ocean currents off the California coast. The dog made it to safety by itself.
NlBQ TIL that there are two bald eagles who have nested in a large, government owned tree in Washington DC. Their names are Mr. President, and the First Lady. Their two children are named Freedom (elder) and Liberty (younger). God Bless America.
4XaNo TIL A guy had his foot/leg amputated after a motorcycle accident. He cooked the body part and served it to friends as fajita tacos.
vPj0x TIL Simply calmly treading the water in a rip tide can return you to shore in 3 minutes, because rip currents are really whirlpools, according to an oceanography professor's study that sensors to analyze the flow of wave water. (Source: nps.edu, 2010)