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TIL that the ‘Moneyball’ movie cost more to make than the 2002 Oakland A’s payroll (the team the movie is based after).

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4XdjR TIL the sound effect in the opening line of the song Iron Man, "I am Iron Man", was made by having Ozzy Osbourne sing from behind a fan.
WkyxL TIL Conrad Heyer, born in 1749, is the earliest-born person to ever be photographed. He served as a soldier under George Washington's army.
OQgg TIL in a Playboy interview, John Wayne said “Our so-called stealing of this country from (Native Americans) was just a matter of survival. There were great numbers of people who needed new land, and the Indians were selfishly trying to keep it for themselves.”
AjO4 TIL Keith Richards turned down a spot as Commander of the British Empire and viciously mocked bandmate Mick Jagger for taking a knighthood, which he called a “f—ing paltry honour.”
krW4 TIL there’s a school in Russia for mastering “The Art of oral sex”