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TIL John Williams did the music for Home Alone
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TIL Edith Cowan, best known as the first Australian woman to serve as a member of parliament, lived a life of tragedy as a child. Her mother died when she was seven. At the age of 15, her father, Kenneth Brown, was executed for the murder of her stepmother, making her an orphan.
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TIL that Christian Bales portrayal of Patrick Bateman in 'American Psycho' was partially based on Tom Cruise. Bale was unsure of how he should portray the character until he noticed and was influenced by Cruises "intense friendliness with nothing behind the eyes" persona during an interview.
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TIL Ivan the Terrible beat his pregnant daughter-in-law and caused her to miscarry, when his son confronted him he shoved a pointed staff through his sons head and killed him
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TIL in March 2020 an unanimous decision by the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that States can't be sued for copyright infringement. That means a State could theoretically screen any American movie or reprint and sell any book and the original copyright owners couldn't do anything about it.
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TIL about Tightwad Bank in Tightwad, MO. Opened in 1984 closed in 2006. Reopened in 2008 and as of 2018 closed. Currently being used as storage w/ plans to be used as an Antique Mall.