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TIL After Super Bowl XIII a Steelers fan snuck into the team showers and then answered questions from reporters as if he was a player

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nejPb TIL Jonathan Hensleigh, the writer of "Die Hard With a Vengeance," was interrogated by the FBI over his screenplay. The plot Hensleigh devised to rob the bank was so plausible, the FBI wanted to know where he got his information.
wLnW7 TIL African Americans made up a significant portion of the Continental army fighting the British in the American Revolution. At the Siege of Yorktown, one German officer estimated the American army to be about one-quarter black.
JYyg8 TIL actor George C. Scott declined his best actor nomination for "Patton" in 1970, and had the decency to let the Academy know that he would refuse the award if he won. He won anyway, and reportedly called the Oscars a "two-hour meat parade."
jaXn TIL that people grill watermelon and call them “watermelon steaks”. It resembles the texture of a seared steak and cookbooks sometimes recommends it as a meat substitute.
Kn6Q TIL human brains store a pet dog’s name in the same place as family members’ names, but not a cat’s name