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TIL Masturbation Prevents Cystitis, Diabetes and Prostate Cancer

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9YdNp TIL that Christian Bale struggled with the role of Patrick Bateman until he noticed Tom Cruise in an interview, being struck by Cruise's energy and "intense friendliness with nothing behind the eyes"
5YWkP TIL that the SHAZAM comic inspired Elvis Presley's look, from his hair to his costume - specifically the character Captain Marvel Jr. (aka Freddy Freeman).
xE6k TIL The Arabic word for hamster roughly translates as “Mr Saddlebags”.
WkLwN TIL that the chemical chlorine trifluoride, is so flammable it can set virtually anything on fire. In the 1950's, a 1 TON spill of this chemical burned through a foot of concrete, another 3 feet of sand and gravel beneath that, with a side of deadly clouds of corrosive hydrofluoric acid gas.
MexWm TIL Jules Winfield, that character Samuel L. Jackson played in "Pulp Fictions," was never supposed to have jheri curls. That wig was brought to the set by mistake. Instead, Jules was supposed to have an afro.