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TIL that the relationship between Jimmy and Charles McGill on Better Call Saul was inspired by prolific cartoonist Robert Crumb’s relationship with his older brother, also called Charles, who became a shut-in due to mental illness. Like Jimmy, Robert’s career was inspired by his brother’s.

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OG6y6 TIL only 17% of the global population lives in “fully developed” countries (HDI > 0.8)
KABG TIL the role of Jack Sparrow from “Pirates of the Caribbean” was originally written for Hugh Jackman, however, Jackman was not very well known at the time, so Disney cast Johnny Depp instead
KYdR TIL Benjamin Franklin intentionally faked the death of rival publisher, Titan Leeds. (Franklin maintained that the still-alive Leeds was an impostor.)
PNdV TIL that the Hudson Bay region of Canada has been found to have less gravity than the rest of the Earth.
QoA9 TIL that Senator Daniel Webster turned down two offers to be vice president by William Henry Harrison and Zachary Taylor because he thought the office was a dead-end position. Both these presidents then died in office.