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TIL that the line from Home Alone, "Keep the change ya filthy animal" is not from a real movie

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MEX7 TIL in 1989 a Los Angeles woman received a phone call from her brother-in-law saying that her ex-husband was coming over to kill her. She dialed 911 but was told nothing could be done unless he showed up at the house. Within 15 minutes he arrived, killing her and 4 others
aw5OJ TIL that on January 2, 1911 revolutionary leader Pascual Orozco Jr. ambushed and killed a number of federal troops in service of the then-standing Díaz regime. He ordered the uniforms of the troops be stripped and mailed back to Díaz with a note saying: "Here are the wrappers, send me more tamales".
BgLGD TIL that the anti-copyright infringement campaigns such as "You Wouldn't Download a Car" ad were so widely ridiculed that they may have actually encouraged people to pirate more
waeM TIL that the TV series ‘Frasier’ was very influential on Seattle. Newly wealthy software millionaires asked real-estate agents for apartments with a view of the Space Needle like what Frasier Crane has. The show helped the city’s culture to change from manufacturing and grunge to what it is today.
loWDN TIL that the Chamber of Commerce is not a government agency. Instead, it is "the world’s largest business organization"