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TIL Jerry Seinfeld’s grandparents were from Aleppo, Syria

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kOOed TIL that the term "chain gun" is a registered trademark
xVjog TIL that when they tried to book a phone call from the President to inform Sgt Dakota Meyer that he had been approved for the Medal of Honor, White House staff were told he was working a construction job and to call back during his lunch hour.
yXea TIL Emma Stone celebrated her mom being 2 years cancer free in 2010 by writing a letter to Paul McCartney asking him to sketch two birds’ feet because The Beatles’ song “Blackbird” was her mother’s favorite. Paul sketched the birds which Emma and her mom took and used to get matching wrist tattoos.
l78wN TIL Alfred Hitchcock planned for a suspenseful chase scene at Disneyland for his upcoming project "The Blind Man", but Walt Disney refused because Hitchcock made "that disgusting movie Psycho" and forbid him to film his projects anywhere in the park.
PM8E TIL that Jack Gleeson, who plays Joffrey in Game of Thrones, cites Joaquin Pheonixs performance in Gladiator as a main influence.