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TIL James Cameron originally wanted Billy Idol to play the T-1000 liquid metal Terminator in Terminator 2. Idol got into a serious motorcycle accident before filming and Robert Patrick was cast instead.

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kOvVg TIL The gluten free trend has been on the rise since 2011 with over 18 million Americans claiming to be "gluten sensitive" despite only 1.76 million being diagnosed as having celiac disease. Studies show that the trend is growing in 3 demographics - White, under 40, Female.
E0P0 TIL During the Mongols sack of Baghdad they destroyed the fabled House of Wisdom and threw so many books into the Tigris that it ran black from the ink
PYoRE TIL cats commonly have white bellies and paws because when pigment develops in the womb, it starts along what will become the spine and works its way around to the front. Sometimes pigmentation doesn’t make it all the way around, resulting in color on top and white on the bottom.
wLnl6 TIL about Alejo Garza Tamez a 77 yo mexican hunter whom on 2010 was given 24 hours, by cartel members, to leave his ranch. Instead he armed himself, waited for them and managed to kill 4 sicarios, injure 2 more and make the rest run away.
w7MY TIL that the African Sahara Desert comprises about 8% of the world’s land area, and you could place the entire continental United States within it and have room to spare