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TIL Production of the film Gone Girl was shut down for four days when Ben Affleck refused to wear a NY Yankees cap in a scene.

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7BYZ TIL that the “60 Minutes” whitewash of Audi wasn’t the first time a major news network was caught rigging an automotive test. NBC did it to Chevrolet in 1992, but a firefighter at the test blew the whistle, forcing NBC to cough up an on-air apology.
kKVB TIL that Portobello, Cremini, and Button (White) mushrooms are all different stages of maturity for the same mushroom.
KYXbR TIL In 2017, 10 of the 12 UK water firms admitted using divining rods to find leaks and pipes, despite there being numerous studies that show it is no more effective than chance
pYPmG TIL: That American Jim Thorpe was stripped of two gold medals following the 1912 Olympics because it was discovered that he had previously played semi-professional baseball, violating the amateur rules at the time. The IOC returned replica medals to his children in 1983; 30 years after his death.
R7ob6 TIL Vanilla is produced from a species of orchid, it's the only fruit bearing orchid in the world.