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RNYl TIL that Brad Pitt only weighed ~150 pounds for his role as Tyler Durden in Fight Club
QJXDX TIL about Chess Boxing. A combination of four-minute speed chess followed by three-minute boxing. To win, a player should either do a knockout or a checkmate.
oRJbY TIL that Napoleon Bonaparte didn't really spoke french until he was around 10 years old.
wLBg8 TIL William Shatner suffers from tinnitus and has been an advocate to find a cure as well as raise awareness about mental health issues that often accompany the disorder.
GYymQ TIL Home Alone was originally financed/produced by Warner Bros. When the budget grew from $13 million to $18 million and no confidence of success, WB dropped the film, which was then picked up by 20th Century Fox. The film grossed $476.7 million worldwide (of which $285.8 million were from America).