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TIL Idris Elba is a DJ

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x6rGb TIL actress Sean Young was so desperate to win the role of Catwoman in "Batman Returns," she made a homemade Catwoman costume and attempted to contact Tim Burton and Michael Keaton. When that didn't work, she appeared on "The Joan Rivers Show" as Catwoman pleading to Tim Burton for the role.
kgQd TIL there are 5.2 million trees in New York; 25 percent of the city is covered in shade.
OGaeR TIL that the Heinz Co. (yes, the ketchup ppl) used to advertise pickles by literally wheeling a giant pickle jar around Pittsburgh in a horse-drawn carriage.
VZom TIL Oxygen is by far the most common element in the earth’s crust comprising almost half its weight.
DQ5vD TIL Amanda Coker biked 86,573 miles in one year (eq. to circling the earth 3.5 times) - 2 years after recovering from brain and spinal injuries.