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TIL that Michael Jackson prank called Russell Crow for “three fucking years” despite the pair having never met.

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yVl4a TIL the movie Cleopatra cost $350 million adjusted for inflation to make, 3 times higher than Ben Hur. Due to its cost it was considered a box office bomb despite being highest grossing film of 1963.
nWLAW TIL that Dr. Maya Angelou recorded an album of duets with Jessica Mitford's cowbell and kazoo band Decca and the Dectones, Jessica Mitford being the author of “The American Way of Death” and the younger sister of Adolf Hitler's girlfriend Unity Mitford.
d8and TIL In the longest-running study of gifted children ever, scientists followed 5,000 kids who tested in the top one percent of intelligence for over four decades. It suggests that early cognitive intelligence has more effect on success than deliberate practice or outside factors
DoNg TIL that a dog in America was sent a subpoena to appear in court as a murder witness but was denied as dogs were not allowed in the courthouse.
d70j TIL Kara Hultgreen became the first female fighter pilot, despite having low scores which normally would end your career. She later fatally crashed her F-14 in a landing attempt.