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TIL in Dumb and Dumber (1994), the movie Jim Carrey’s character references as inspiration for ripping off Seabass is actually a reference to Jeff Daniels’ character in Something Wild (1986).

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x5J1 TIL that in 1140, when the Weibertreu Castle was defeated by King Konrad III, the women of the castle were granted free departure and allowed to take what they could carry. Thinking quickly, the women carried the men on their backs. The king kept his word and let the men live.
807X TIL a man name Jamie Rohrs left his children and girlfriend in the theater during the 2012 Aurora Theater Shooting. His family received help from 18 year old Jarell Brooks, who used himself as a human shield. Later that evening, Rohrs proposed to his girlfriend at the hospital and she accepted.
RV49 TIL flying has become so safe that you could fly every day for an average of 123,000 years before being in a fatal crash.
5YgE9 TIL that the US Navy has been training dolphins to carry out military tasks such as locating underwater mines and flagging enemy swimmers since the 1960's
OgL TIL that Tony Stark is richer than Bruce Wayne.