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TIL OJ Simpson was considered for the role of the Terminator, but James Cameron did not feel he would be believable as a killer

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g6rA TIL Samurai would burn incense in their helmets so their heads would smell sweet if decapitated.
b9mka TIL that Duct Tape was originally called Duck Tape. In WWII, Johnson & Johnson created a waterproof rubber adhesive tape applied to a durable duck cloth backing for use as waterproof sealing tape on ammunition cases: "Duck Tape". Later it was used to seal air ducts in forced-air heating HVAC systems
kJkM5 TIL that as a solo artist, duo, trio, quartet, quintet and musical ensemble, Paul McCartney is the only artist to have reached the top of the UK charts.
gMGrb TIL scientists estimate around 2.5 billion T. Rex lived over the species' ~127,000 generations. At any given time, around 20,000 individuals walked the earth.
9RwQ TIL Before Stephen King’s first novel “Carrie” was accepted for publication, he threw his draft into the trash after becoming discouraged with his progress. However, his wife retrieved the manuscript and encouraged him to finish it.