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TIL Tobey Maguire has won over $10 million playing professional poker.

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QN0xM TIL there is a widespread belief that copperheads (a species of venomous snake, Agkistrodon contortrix) smell like cucumbers
9YXkm TIL: The U.S. government during the Prohibition Era mandated that industrial alcohols receive toxic additives, effectively poisoning supplies of bootleg liquor. At least ten thousand people are estimated to have died due to bootleg alcohol poisoning.
D4lD TIL Uma Thurman was offered the script for her role as “The Bride” in Kill Bill as a 30th birthday present from Quentin Tarantino.
oBDgW TIL that Danny Elfman composed and performed The Little Things, soundtrack for film Wanted, in English AND Russian himself
R5og1 TIL The Lac Megantic train was left unattended overnight on the main track with a running, damaged engine, and none of that is illegal, or even largely abnormal.