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TIL free drink refills are banned in France

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M7YAm TIL in 1977 George Lucas made a deal with Steven Spielberg, 2.5% of A New Hope's profit for 2.5% of Close Encounters of the Third Kind's profit (George thought Close Encounters was certain to outperform A New Hope). This deal netted Spielberg over $40M dollars. He still earns money from it today.
0ryA TIL There was a batman villain named Condiment King and he was defeated by slipping on his own ketchup.
RBj7 TIL Harvard offers free tuition if your family makes under $65,000 annually.
jN0Xn TIL that 3 weeks after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Japanese Imperial Navy had submarines off the coast of San Francisco ready for a Christmas Day attack on the Golden Gate Bridge. One single torpedo was fired and was found buried on Marshall Beach next to the bridge in 1946
0w9Oj TIL that most cheeses are not vegetarian because they contain an ingredient (rennet) that is usually made from animal stomachs.