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TIL that the word “literally” now literally means figuratively according to the dictionary.

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X0e1E TIL the Tolkien Estate sued Dungeons & Dragons for using the words dragon, dwarf, elf, ent, goblin, hobbit, orc, balrog, and warg. As a result, all but hobbit, ent, and balrog were ruled as public domain.
kOQbB TIL that when movies want an alien planet they shoot here.
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rNwBo TIL that in 2003, director David O. Russell put Christopher Nolan in a headlock after learning that Jude Law, who he wanted to cast, had decided to work with Nolan instead.
Vbv8 TIL that there was an explosion in 1626 in China which killed 20,000 people. The cause of the explosion has not been conclusively determined.