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TIL that during the filming of the miniseries “To the Ends of The Earth”, in South Africa, actor Benedict Cumberbatch (Doctor Strange) was kidnapped by armed kidnappers.

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rR9mM TIL about Otto, an octopus that was able to climb onto the rim of his tank, squirt a jet of water to a bright light shining into his aquarium and cause a power outage. Staff believe that Otto had been annoyed by the lamp
nyYr TIL certain states allow terminal patients access to experimental drugs not approved by the FDA to potentially save their life.
WxwL TIL Male US Marines in uniform cannot carry an umbrella
e0j0g TIL William Friedkin (Exorcist, French Connection) came upon the idea for the 'wrong-way chase scene' in To Live and Die in LA when he fell asleep at the wheel and woke up in the wrong lane with traffic heading straight for him. He spent the next 20 years wondering how he would use it in a film.
N7Bg6 TIL The odd quirk in the Presidential Line of Succession -- going from Executive Branch (Vice President) to Legislative Branch (President Pro Tempore, Speaker of the House) -- was initially created to specifically keep Thomas Jefferson, then Secretary of State, out of the line of succession.