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TIL Michael Sheen is a 'not-for-profit actor' (he donates his earnings to charity) and sold his houses to further fund charitable causes

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wrg7 TIL - The pencils David Letterman uses at his talk show desk have erasers at both ends. This is so no one gets injured when he throws them.
R7Eol TIL that Ken Eto, the first American-Asian leader in the mafia, was shot 3 times in the head at close range. After the hitmen ran, he climbed out of the car, walked a few blocks over to the nearest pharmacy and politely asked for medical attention. He lived to 84.
7rJkr TIL that in the 1940s, the Idaho Department of Interior would capture beavers and parachute them into dry areas to even out the population density and to better distribute moisture via dam building.
VB1Am TIL that in 1984, the Japanese Army Veterans Association, in an attempt to refute wartime atrocities, interviewed former WWII soldiers. Instead of denial, the soldiers freely admitted and described atrocities committed, resulting in the association publishing an apology the following year.
J8Z4 TIL: When asked what his IQ was, Stephen Hawking said “I have no idea. People who boast about their IQ are losers”