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TIL Arnold Schwarzenegger was given top billing and paid $25 million dollars for his role of Mr. Freeze, equating to roughly $1 million dollars for each of his 27 ice puns in the film.

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BrLOr TIL that in the original opening sequence of The Simpsons, when Maggie is scanned in the check-out, the cash register briefly reads $847.63 which was the monthly cost of raising a baby in America in 1989.
b9rB7 TIL that in the past, the natives of Tonga would cut off finger tips and offer them to the Gods. They did this to cure a sick relative. This resulted in a severe shortage of finger tips.
Bgawd TIL about jurist David S. Terry, who killed his former friend, Senator David Broderick in a duel, and 30 years later attacked his successor as Chief Justice of California, Stephen J. Field, who was on the Supreme Court.
8WxG TIL the Honey Badger will literally eat just about anything, not only that but their jaws are strong enough to chomp through tortoise shells. They’re fiercely intelligent and have learned how to use tools
JYlek TIL the youngest person to climb to the summit of the 14,180-foot Mount Shasta in California was the seven-year-old Eva Luna Harper-Zahn.