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TIL that the movie 'The Blues Brothers' had a cocaine budget

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l7vkr TIL the name Cletus comes from the Ancient Greek name Anacletus, meaning “illustrious” or “invoked.” Famously, a pope in the 1st century AD took the name Anacletus, and served as Pope for over a decade.
AxP7 TIL The Declaration of Causes of Seceding States from 5 states during the civil war used the word slave or a variant over 80 times. It also referred to the north as “non-slave-holding States”.
N7veM TIL Singapore pretty much locked away a man for 32 years, from 1966 to 1998, for "conducting communist activities". This included a 9-year stint on a resort island where he lived in a guardhouse.
1a9Zd TIL in 2008 German actor Daniel Hoevels accidentally cut his own throat on stage in a “suicide scene” when he was given a real knife by mistake.
X06KQ TIL you need a license to play golf in Belgium and The Netherlands