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TIL a “Buttload” is a real measurement equating to 108 Imperial gallons or 2 Hogsheads

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Ldvv TIL in 2009, a woman filed suit against PepsiCo after discovering that the crunchberries in a Cap'n Crunch cereal had not in fact been real fruit. The case was thrown out, with the judge remarking that to do otherwise would “ignore all concepts of personal responsibility and common sense”.
wLVX1 TIL Sir Alec Guinness,Obi-Wan Kenobi in the original Star Wars, disliked his character so much that advised George Lucas to kill him off under the guise of "making him a stronger character"
LWYm TIL Eleanor Audley who voiced the Malificent, was also the voice of Lady Tremane in Cinderella, as well as the disapproving mother in the series Green Acres
l7eK5 TIL ticks are arachnids, so they have 8 legs
N7bNQ TIL prior to production of Valkyrie (2008), German Defence Ministry said that filming would not be allowed at the country's military sites. Because Tom Cruise is a member of Scientology, which is viewed as a dangerous cult by the German authorities