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TIL that James Wan and his production company Atomic Monster were sued by Adam Cosco, who claimed that the film "MALIGNANT" was plagiarized and shared nearly 50 similarities with his own spec script.

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4LD6 TIL Franklin W. Dixon, author of The Hardy Boys, DOESN’T EXIST. It’s just a nom de plume given to various ghostwriters.
OGQnR TIL in order for a private citizen to run for President in Singapore, they have to be CEO of a company worth at least $500M ($370M USD).
WOed TIL an 8 Ton concrete VW Bug was sunk underwater off Mexico to create an artificial reef for underwater critters.
x6KA5 TIL Obesity in young adult Americans rose from 33% to 41% from 2009 to 2020
W7g0Y TIL that the Irish predominantly spelled Killian with a K until one year after Cillian Murphy starred in 28 Days Later, at which time “Cillian” became and has remained the standard spelling of that name.