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TIL James Cameron sold the rights to The Terminator for $1 on the condition he could direct the film. He regrets making the decision to sell but he regains the rights back to the franchise in 2019 due to changes in copyright law

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0goy TIL back in 2011 NYC cops were acquitted of raping a drunk woman despite medical evidence corroborating her story, eyewitnesses the cops lied to, a fake 911 call by the cops trying to cover up the incident, and a taped admission by the cop that he had sex with the victim.
XP9P TIL a couple bought a box of textbooks for $10. Inside, they found a 25-cent bill signed by the president of the Republic of Texas. It sold for over $63,000
OoG51 TIL that the term "boycott" came from the ostracism of enlgish land agent Charles Boycott in Ireland.
NmDM TIL of albino alligators, of which only 50 exist worldwide, and have a life expectancy of less than 24 hours in the wild due to UV sensitivity and lack of camouflage.