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TIL that actor Jack Nicholson didn’t find out until his mid thirties that his “parents” were actually his grandparents and his “sister” was his mother

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woDX7 TIL India has a No First Use nuclear policy, meaning it will only use nuclear weapons in retaliation against a nuclear attack on Indian territory or Indian forces.
R6M8 TIL: British actors are usually cast in American movies as the villain because we associate the received pronunciation with high intellect and low morals.
xxD0 TIL there is a unique career known as a ‘Professional Fan’ and only belongs to one person. His name is Cameron Hughes and he gets paid by sports teams to cheer at their games.
RAZ7 TIL that you aren’t allowed to spin your players in Foosball.
1arDr TIL Olive Oyl was a comic strip character for 10 years before Popeye was created.