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TIL that M. Night Shyamalan created a hoax trying to convince people that his obsession with the supernatural came from a near death experience during his childhood. He went as far as getting a Sci-Fi Channel documentary crew to sign non-disclosure agreements.

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1r0P TIL Batman and Robin rescued a cow that would later become Bat Cow, an awesome superhero.
m1VRE TIL Mount Everest is named after Sir George Everest despite him having zero connection to the mountain (he never even saw it) and against his own wishes. He objected to the naming on the grounds that "Everest" could not be easily written in Hindi nor pronounced by the local people.
KYm49 TIL in the 1952 Texas gubernatorial election, the Democratic candidate, Allan Shivers, was endorsed by the Republican party, who did not nominate their own candidate. Thus, Allan Shivers ran against himself, winning with 73% of the Democratic votes against 24% of his Republican votes.
neDr7 TIL "The Producers" Broadway show on Curb Your Enthusiasm which stars Larry David and David Schwimmer is a real Broadway show written by Mel Brooks which adaptation of his 1968 film features fading producer Max Bialystock.
e0rRD TIL James Cameron was in the works on writing and directing a Spider-Man flick (starring Leonardo Dicaprio, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, Maggie Smith) in the mid 90s. The script was grittier than the later versions and included a full sex scene with Mary Jane on the Brooklyn Bridge.