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TIL Wilson the Volleyball from Cast Away has its own IMDB page.

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xV4K0 TIL The word "Mesmerized" stems from a charlatan who operated in Paris in the late 1700's. Dr Franz Mesmer touted "universal magnetic fluid" existed in all animals and he claimed the ability to heal countless diseases through treatments with hypnotic and exotic elements.
G7xG TIL that Slayer released their album “God Hates Us All” on September 11th, 2001. King’s inspiration wasn’t “anti-christian”, but rather the idea that “One day you’re living your life, and then you’re hit by a car or your dog dies, so you feel like, ‘God really hates me today’.”
XEe5Q TIL Homer Simpson’s conversations with his own brain were often introduced because it filled time and was easy for animators to work on. Homer's conversations with his brain were used several times during the 4th season, but were later phased out after producers “used every possible permutation.”
oBEQK TIL that before buses were introduced, school students in rural areas of New Zealand traveled up to 18 miles to school on horseback and stored their horse at school
OGk8Y TIL the Romans had a goddess of door hinges, who had the role of protecting people from evil spirits that would try to go into homes.