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TIL after being assigned to create the first act of a play for his playwriting class, Matt Damon turned in a 40-some-odd-page document and said, “Look, I might have failed your class, but it is the first act of something longer.” This was later developed into the movie, ‘Good Will Hunting’.

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1PLd TIL Johann Tetzel, an indulgence salesman in Martin Luther’s time, was asked if an indulgence could be purchased for future sins. When he said yes, he was later beaten and robbed by the buyer, who said the act was the future sin in question.
NXYLP TIL that mature oak trees can reach heights of around 148 feet and can live up to 1,000 years. Oak trees have existed for 65 million years, and a single oak tree can produce around 10 million acorns during its lifespan. Out of these acorns, only 1 in 10,000 grow into an oak tree.
oRMJA TIL that Rocky Balboa’s trainer Mickey Goldmill was based in part, on Rocky Marciano’s coach Charley Goldman.
N7AkJ TIL the word Modem is a portmanteau of MODulator/DEModulator. And Codec...
DQ9P TIL the income gap between the US and Mexico is the largest of any two adjacent countries in the world