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TIL a man sued his wife for being ugly and won

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e0vB6 TIL that Nicolas Cage was officially cast as Superman for a cancelled 1997 film. The movie, Superman Lives, was set to be directed by Tim Burton
v1B7B TIL that in 1974 the creators of the TV sitcom Happy Days were leery about presenting motorcycle greaser Fonzi with boots and a leather jacket - it was too "edgy" for them. So The Fonz started season 1 with penny loafers and a windbreaker.
yQpv8 TIL of Operation Monopoly, which was a covert plan by the FBI to build a secret tunnel underneath the Soviet Embassy in Washington, D.C. to gather secret intelligence. It was largely a technical failure and was compromised by FBI double agent Robert Hanssen to the Soviets.
69BLw TIL that the English language doesn’t have any official authority or academy
rRmXx TIL plants may have a form of vision/sight, and one plant in particular, Boquila trifoliolata, can change its leaf size, color, and shape to match living and/or artificial plants on which it is climbing.