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TIL that even though Romeo and Juliet are fictional characters and there is no evidence Shakespeare ever visited Italy, the city of Verona has a house that claims to have been Juliet's home. Her balcony was only added to the building after 1905.

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rRj9e TIL Ross Perot is one of the most successful 3rd party presidential candidates, winning 19% of the popular vote as an independent in 1992. Active in issues relating to POWs in the Vietnam War, he orchestrated a daring rescue of two of his own employees who were taken hostage in Iran in 1979.
LkOKr TIL that in Southern Engand in the early 1970s, 30 percent of students in a class discovered their dads weren't their biological fathers through a science project
LaEV TIL that Gene Roddenberry envisioned Jean-Luc Picard as someone who was “masculine, virile, and had a lot of hair,” so Patrick Stewart auditioned for the role wearing an “awful looking” hairpiece. His performance impressed everyone so much that they hired him anyway, and made him ditch the toupee.
VMlk4 TIL Disney has a bad reputation among theater owners for its strict/lofty terms regarding its films. For "The Last Jedi" as an example, Disney demanded a 65% cut of ticket sales (rather than the minimum 55%-60% cut), a 4 week hold in each venue, and a 5% penalty to any owner who breaks the contract.
b9Lgj TIL of the band Caninus. Heavy Metal band with real dogs on vocals.