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TIL during the filming of Armed and Dangerous, Tiny Lister's stunt double family member died. John Candy paid for him to fly home in a private jet, a top hotel suite, 24 hour limo service, the funeral, and his on-set salary.

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dDwNd TIL: The first Heisman winner, Jay Berwanger, was also the first player chosen for the NFL during its first draft in 1936. The Chicago Bears acquired his signing rights. When Berwanger asked for $25,000 over two years, the Bears said, “No,” so Berwanger took a job as a foam-rubber salesman.
awA5L TIL Samsung invented a truck with a screen on the rear, that showed following drivers what the road ahead looks like, for safer overtaking.
R7NNj TIL according to Icelandic folklore, the monstrous Yule Cat will eat you if you don't receive any clothing for Christmas
mVoM TIL President Lyndon B. Johnson referred to his penis as Jumbo and would regularly pull it out and show people asking if they had ever seen one so big
KObLa TIL The band ‘Tool’ have a “secret album” called “The Holy Gift.” If you listen to their album “Lateralus” in a different order of tracks, the songs flow into each other even better, and and they make different musical themes from the original.