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TIL that 95 percent of southern Louisiana is corporate owned.

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gNgb TIL that John Carpenter offered Christopher Lee the roll of Dr. Loomis in the classic 1978 horror film Halloween. Lee declined due to the low pay, but later said that declining the role was his biggest career mistake.
yw9X TIL that the last Beatles song was recorded in 1995. The three surviving members (at the time) reunited to complete an unfinished John Lennon single, and the finished product was credited to the Beatles.
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