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TIL when he became President Eisenhower allowed his son to serve in the Korean war only on one condition: that he promise never be captured alive

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Y7QrZ TIL that Keira Knightley's breasts were digitally enlarged for the U.S. theatrical poster of King Arthur. Four years later, she refused to let the producers of The Duchess enlarge her breasts for publicity photos.
ANRAB TIL the NFL eats 80,000 Uncrustables a year. The average team goes through 3,600 to 4,300 Uncrustables a week.
neyjB TIL that the constellation Orion’s Belt is actually part of a bigger constellation called Orion.
WNmY TIL slain American activist Rachel Corrie’s parents sued Israel for a symbolic one U.S. dollar in damages to make the point that their case was about justice for their daughter. In 2012, an Israeli court rejected their suit.
E1Kbx TIL the actor who played the kid in The Ring is actually a beast. He got accepted to UCLA at age 13, graduated as valedictorian. Then went on to student law at Harvard. While still acting in movies. Today he is works for the House of Representative as a legal counsel.