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TIL that the characterization of Jack Sparrow is based off Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards

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VMA58 TIL that due to contrary belief, "The Wolf of Wall Street" does not actually contain the most uses of the word "fuck" in a film. (569 times). That honor actually goes to "Swearnet: The Movie", a Canadian comedy about the Trailer Park Boys creating their own uncensored network (935 times).
4knJ TIL that horses about the size of an average duck once roamed North America
gamb TIL that Timothy Geithner updated his signature in order to make it more legible on U.S. currency
OGope TIL after the Bonnie and Clyde ambush, the original owner of the car drove it, still in its gruesome state.
Od6L TIL that 35 policemen armed with AK47’s had to rescue a shaved orangutan that was being used as a sex slave in a Borneo brothel in Indonesia.