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TIL that Return of the King is the movie with the highest kill count ever.

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5Vrm8 TIL: President Franklin D. Roosevelt never invited Jesse Owens to the White House following his triumphs at the 1936 Olympics. In Germany, Owens had been allowed to stay in the same hotels as whites at a time when African Americans in many parts of the United States had to stay in segregated hotels.
e6wL TIL The most expensive movie stunt ever was in the movie cliffhanger. The stuntman was paid 1 million dollars to transfer between two jets at 15,000 feet.
l8PA TIL Metallica’s Lars Ulrich announced that Metallica’s music is available for free streaming on Spotify. Which was founded by the same man who founded Napster. Sean Parker
wLO7o TIL about 'extreme commuters', who find it cheaper to take a flight to San Francisco than to live there.
6E70m TIL that Keira Knightley was in Star Wars Episode 1 "The Phantom Menace." She played Sabe, Queen Amidala's double/decoy. She was 12 years old at the time of shooting.