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TIL because they make over 300 million small rubber tires each year, LEGO is considered the world’s # 1 tire manufacturer

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Lkwn9 TIL that the highest point on mainland Denmark is a hill named Møllehøj at 170.86 m (561 ft).
9YRWr TIL Gene Roddenberry kept pitching a Star Trek movie where the crew accidentally prevents JFK's assassination; to correct this, Spock was supposed to become the man on the grassy knoll.
ADYd4 TIL of Arnold Schuster, a private citizen who appeared on television to discuss how he assisted the police in catching a bank robber, who was then gunned down by an unrelated mobster who saw him on TV and hated "squealers" (informants).
rRKDW TIL that Samuel L. Jackson’s famous role in Pulp Fiction was written specifically for him, as Quentin Tarantino wanted to work with him after he auditioned for Reservoir Dogs but didn’t get the part.
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