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TIL that the movie Tangled was more expensive than Avatar. In fact it’s the second most expensive movie of all time.

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QDE6 TIL that in Billy Madison, Adam Sandler really hit the children hard during the dodgeball scene. The quick cuts weren’t to make it look like he was throwing hard, it was because the children were crying afterwards. Sandler’s pitch for the idea? “Hurting kids is funny.”
woKk7 TIL about the book, "The Dinosaur" by Augusto Monterroso. This book is only one page long and consists of a single sentence in Spanish, which translates to: "When he awoke, the dinosaur was still there."
AEed TIL In March 2014, A 5 year old found a bug in the Xbox 360 and Microsoft gave him the title of Security Researcher.
AB4x TIL that a mosquito’s digestive system deteriorates HIV before it can be transmitted to another victim.
xBPw TIL Congressman James Traficant was indicted for allegedly taking more than a $100K in bribes during his campaign for county sheriff. At trial, Traficant claimed that he was simply trying to infiltrate the Mafia. “I got inside of the Mob,” he insisted, adding, “I fucked the Mob.” He was acquitted.