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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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89y4 TIL There’s a hotel that has been opened since year 705
EgnPP TIL - The Simpsons episode where "Burns Slant-Drilling Co." steals the school's oil is rooted in actual events, such as the East Texas "slant-hole scandal" where an estimated $100 million worth of oil was stolen over several decades from legal owners
6EK9W TIL that in the 1950s, Mao's government purged capitalists and political opponents by abusing them verbally and physically until they confessed, often committing suicide. Jumping from tall buildings became so common that people avoided walking near skyscrapers, afraid that bodies might land on them
LkbDm TIL: that ostrich meat is red meat unlike other poultry. It is closer too beef than it is chicken.
J1B11 TIL the founder of Atari is also the founder of Chuck E Cheese