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TIL that the cast and crew of It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia had no idea that they'd been nominated for a People's Choice Award until after they'd won it.

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AN6D7 TIL that no person born blind has developed schizophrenia
x6bww TIL that in 1998, Frito-Lay released their WOW! line of potato chips, marketed as “fat free” by being cooked in Olestra, an indigestible synthetic fat. It caused severe gastrointestinal problems including the now infamous “anal leakage”
0d8QL TIL there is a (tongue-in-cheek) secret society called The Sons of Lee Marvin. It consists of people who bear a resemblance to the actor, so that they could plausibly be his sons. Actual or rumored members include Jim Jarmush (founder), Tom Waits, John Lurie, Iggy Pop, Neil Young & Josh Brolin.
R7mg6 TIL that a former Canadian senator once read the entirety of a book he authored during a filibuster, allegedly to have it translated for free by the official parliament translator
KOvk4 TIL during production of the 1935 musical Cain and Mabel the film crew realized the sound stage wasn't big enough, but they didn't have time to rip the roof off and build the walls up, so WB put hand jacks around the it and raised it off the ground before building wall underneath it.