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D1KLr Til about Mckamey manor a literal house of torture
GAgw5 TIL that India's first representative at the Winter Olympics., in 1964, was Jeremy Bujakowski, an Lithuanian born skier of Polish descent who grew up in India (and was naturalized as an Indian citizen). He learned to ski in Boise, Idaho, USA.
VM1kG TIL David Bowie, fuelled by an "astronomic" cocaine habit and subsisting on a diet of peppers and milk, spent much of 1975–76 "in a state of psychic terror."
0JEv TIL That the pilot episode of The Lone Gunmen, an X-Files spin off, featured a government conspiracy to stage a terrorist hijacking of a 747 and fly it into the world Trade Center. The episode aired in March of 2001.
Aaba TIL that Matt Stone and Trey Parker offer low-profile, non-speaking roles to celebrities and that George Clooney was offered the role of Stan’s dog. He accepted, voicing several very good barks. Jay Leno has also provided the meows for Cartman’s cat.