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TIL As a personal favor to “a friend”, just hours before he left office, Arnold Schwarzenegger commuted Esteban Núñez’s sentence from 16 to 7 years. Against protocol, he didn't inform the victim's family nor the prosecutors about the commutation. They learned about it in a call from a reporter

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XEoJP TIL Charles S. Dutton went from "jail to Yale." While in solitary he picked up an anthology of black playwrights. He convinced the warden to start a drama group, later earning a Master's degree in acting from Yale. He has starred in films by David Fincher, Robert Altman, and Guillermo del Toro.
rdRx TIL there is a “Fruit Salad Tree” which can grow up to 6 different types of fruit.
xVABo TIL that magician duo Penn & Teller utilized the term "Bullsh*t!" because it legally protected the show from allegations of defamation/slander
8DkZ TIL wacky waving inflatable arm flailing tubemen, marketed as “Air Rangers” or “Scary Dancers”, are very effective scarecrows when used to protect vineyards and orchards.
neOXb TIL Anthony Michael Hall was the first choice to play the lead role of Private Joker in "Full Metal Jacket". Hall spent eight months preparing for the role but could not reach an agreement with Stanley Kubrick regarding monetary compensation, and was replaced by Matthew Modine.