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TIL that there are 2,797 stars on Hollywood's "Walk of Fame".

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x5ko TIL Keeping your gas tank less than ¼ full can end up causing your fuel pump to wear prematurely and fail.
gM6oW TIL George Lucas was fined $250,000 and "The Empire Strikes Back" was nearly pulled from theatres because he put screen credits at the end of the movie (which was rare) to preserve the dramatic opening sequences.
P1kDg TIL of the phenomenon known as "Twin Films," in which two movie studios simultaneously release the same type of movie.
R75O1 TIL there is a 1 in 71 chance that an asteroid will impact earth in 2073 - 2074
Z8deD TIL that while serving in the Mexican-American war, future U.S. president Ulysses S. Grant at the Battle of Monterrey hung off the side of the horse he was riding to use it as a shield while under sniper fire as the horse was still running.