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TIL that the 1982 horror film Swamp Thing was based on the DC character of the same name who was created in 1972

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dwkB TIL Stephen Fry was expelled from two schools and went to prison for credit card fraud
6EJm8 TIL Norman Lloyd is the world's oldest living actor. He started his acting career at age 9 in 1923. He is still acting at 106 today. He also produces, with his latest film having been released in 2015. If he lives 3 more years, he will have been acting for a full century.
oRRNr TIL Cyrillic Alphabet was firstly used by Bulgarians.
j6gkQ TIL blue jeans were invented after tailor Jacob Davis partnered with Levi Strauss in 1873 to patent rivet-reinforced work trousers.
GEjN TIL that there are only 29 games with an Adults Only rating. Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft refuse to ever hold them on their platforms, no major retailers ever sell them, and only 3/29 of them have no sexual content.