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TIL in 1980, Kevin Peter Hall starred in the movie Without Warning, where he plays an alien that comes to Earth to hunt humans for sport. Seven years later, Hall would also play the Predator.

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9LYp TIL Alexander I of Yugoslavia refused to attend public events on Tuesdays after three family members died on that day of the week. After finally being forced to appear on Tuesday, he was promptly assassinated.
7rDrM TIL that toe wrestling is actually a competitive sport. Every year they hold championship in England. But in 1997 the Olympic Committee turned the sport down on the basis that they just couldn't decide if it was a winter or a summer sport.
0PEA TIL That although we picture the Founding Fathers as old men, many were quite young. By July 4th, 1776, Aaron Burr was 20, Alexander Hamilton, 21; James Madison, 25; John Jay, 29; and Thomas Jefferson, 33.
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