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TIL that following the death of Heath Ledger midway through the filming of 'The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus', Jude Law, Jonny Depp and Colin Farrell who took over the unfinished role of Heath's character, donated their paychecks to his then 2-year-old daughter, Matilda Rose Ledger.

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lYma TIL that during Katrina, people and their pets were evacuated to schools in St. Bernard Parish. Law enforcement then ordered them to evacuate and leave their pets behind. They were told that the animals would be rescued. Instead they were shot and left to die. (WARNING: last half is very graphic.)
xgJB TIL the actor who play Vincent Crabbe in the Harry Potter films went to prison for taking part in the 2011 London riots and for growing weed.
kPJW TIL the head of Columbia Studios had Sammy Davis Jr. kidnapped by the Mafia to keep him from marrying a white woman.
OgJ7 TIL Superman compresses his spine when he is Clark Kent so he is shorter. This helps prevent people from discovering Clark Kent = Superman.
Y7vV7 TIL A 17 year old youth who killed a 15 year old girl was caught after a sting that included staging a video game competition then he was led to believe a very wealthy and powerful entertainment executive wanted to help him and make his problems go away, leading to his confession