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TIL: Kate Upton doesn’t have to model for money, she’s rich! Great Grandfather was co-founder of Whirlpool.

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Z8Opp TIL that following an injury from a 2009 NHL playoff game Nicklas Lidstrom underwent surgery to remove a testicle. He returned to play in the finals less than a week later.
ZJvY TIL Steven Tyler of Aerosmith once heard their song “You See Me Crying” and said “We should cover this, who is it?” Guitarist Joe Perry responded with “That’s US fuckhead! It’s that song you made us get a 109-piece orchestra for!”
0w9J5 TIL that Satoshi Tajiri, creator of Pokémon, loved insect collecting as a child. As more and more land was paved over to make room for Japan's cities, Tajiri became inspired to create the Pokémon video games so that other children could experience the joy of catching bugs just as he had.
ZjYa TIL, that Tim Burton got 40 squirrels trained to crack nuts in ‘Charlie & The Chocolate Factory’ instead of using CGI
lAyA TIL of Moko, a dolphin that helped rescue two beached whales in 2008. Humans had tried and failed to help the whales and were ready to give up, when the dolphin appeared, communicated with the whales and led them to safety