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TIL one of the cars in Superfly, a 1971 Cadillac Eldorado, was rented from a pimp after the movie's producers spotted it parked in New York City.

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p8DRp TIL that Brazil has more law schools than the rest of the entire world
8eakZ TIL Washington Irving, author of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, had a huge impact on American culture. He popularized the name "Gotham" for New York City & is responsible for our perception of Santa Claus as he wrote, in 1812, about Saint Nicholas flying over treetops in a flying wagon.
maxp TIL A prisoner at Guantanamo Bay received letters from his family members, and prison staff redacted all statements such as, “we miss you daddy”, “we love you daddy”, and “we’re thinking of you” from the letters in order to increase the ammount of hopelessness and despair he was feeling.
YpJnW TIL of Vladimir Pokhilko, the co-creator of Tetris. A Russian academic and clinical psychologist, he helped shaped the final version of the game with Alexey Pajitnov. He was in financial ruin later in life and killed his family and himself in 1998.
yQdVJ TIL Keanu Reeves was sued for assault by a paparazzo who slipped while taking Reeves picture. It took 18 months for the case to go to trial and 1 hour for the jury to dismiss it.