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TIL Henry Cavill was dubbed 'the most unlucky man in Hollywood' by Empire Magazine in 2005 after missing out on the lead roles for Superman, James Bond and Twilight

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Vy7G TIL Many American public libraries carry video games as an attempt to lure teenagers into a library. The result is more teenagers coming to the library and books are being checked out at a rate that exceeds what it was before the gamers arrived
knlW TIL Samsung laughed Android’s founder out of the boardroom. Two weeks later, Google bought Android for $50 million.
gMyJW TIL of Huo Tuo, a surgeon who invented general anesthesia in 100-200 AD. After being sentenced to death for refusing to exclusively treat a king, his scrolls were burned when a guard refused to preserve them. Soon after, the king's son died of illness and the king said he wished he never killed Tuo.
4X4ob TIL that in 1994 a Boy Scout named David Hahn attempted to make a neutron "gun," and dangerously irradiated himself and his neighborhood in the process until his arrest.
l00K TIL Japanese police fire paint-balls at fleeing vehicles so that other police vehicles can see them and to identify them at a later date if they get away. The paint is Bright orange and difficult to remove.