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TIL There were plans for a sequel to Beverly Hills Ninja with David Hasselhoff replacing the late Chris Farley

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EME7 TIL that “Eye Of The Tiger” was written by Survivor, at the request of Sylvester Stallone, who was unable to get permission for Queen’s “Another One Bites the Dust” for Rocky III.
YpQXZ TIL that the CIA found games such as Final Fantasy, Devil May Cry and even Animal Crossing on Osama Bin Laden's hard drive. They also found anime like Naruto, Bleach and Dragon Ball.
GYm41 TIL carrots don't actually improve vision; the British government began touting carrots' health benefits during World War II to lure consumers away from rationed foods.
D1lNJ TIL that the only word in English that ends in -mt is "dreamt", and its extensions like daydreamt and redreamt.