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TIL the Devil's Advocate used to be an official position in the Catholic Church whose job was to find evidence against a saint candidate.

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XEOpR TIL while filming “X-Men:Origins Wolverine,” Hugh Jackman had to run down a hallway naked with prop claws attached to his fists. As he turned the corner he faced every women on the production staff waving dollar bills. He instinctively shielded his groin and cut himself with Wolverine’s claws.
bJwE TIL the film “Demolition Man” was released in two different editions. The U.S. Release which featured Taco Bell as the prominent Fast Food franchise of the future, and the International Release which featured Pizza Hut instead.
5Vyok TIL William Golding was a teacher before writing Lord of the Flies
E1XGP TIL 6 students were killed after falling near UC Berkeley when their balcony sheared off. It emerged that the contractors who built the complex had paid $26.5 million in settlements for previous defect cases, but the information had not been available to the state construction licensing authorities.
M7E0B TIL 5.3% (over 3 million) annual deaths are due to alcohol and drug use