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TIL: Insanity is not a medical term, but a legally-defined term used to determine culpability in criminal trials.

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XAZk TIL that if you post a funny video to YouTube and it starts to get popular, a producer from America’s Funniest Home Videos might ask you to take down the video and sign over exclusive rights in exchange for a chance at winning $100,000. The creator of “David after Dentist” turned down such an offer.
ADj1g TIL in the 90s Arnold Schwarzenegger pitched a medieval epic but when the studio wanted budget guarantees the director responded, “guarantees don’t happen and if anyone promises guarantees they’re lying!” So, the studio opted for a "cheaper" action movie...which became expensive and bankrupted them.
AA5w TIL that before she was Peggy Bundy and Leela, Katey Sagal was a backup singer for Bob Dylan, Bette Midler, and Gene Simmons.
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Y7GQB TIL that in 1923, a jockey died mid-race but his horse still won the competition.