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TIL that Christopher Mintz-Plasse auditioned for the role of Fogell aka “McLovin” for movie Superbad using a head shot from his camera phone… and that his mom had to be on set during his sex scene because he was only 17 at the time.

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rNaLW TIL that the loudest animal in the world is the 2cm long Pistol Shrimp. It can create bubbles that pop at a volume louder than a gun shot and produce temperatures of over 4,000 degrees Celsius. It shoots these bubbles at it’s prey.
nWrJo TIL that actor James Garner smoked marijuana his entire adult life. As quoted in his memoir: "I smoked marijuana for 50 years [...] After decades of research I've concluded that that marijuana should be legal and alcohol illegal."
Koya TIL The Simpsons Movie was banned in Burma because the censor board prohibits the colors yellow and red in film
e01bb TIL that raccoons have extremely sensitive front paws, and often moisten objects to "see" them better with their paws (largely to determine if they are food).
DMjV TIL in 1602 The Dutch East India Company undertook the world’s first IPO and, therefore, became the first public company to issue stock.