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TIL Siskel and Ebert hated Jim Carrey and Ace Ventura when it was released, suggesting he retire immediately. Four years later they dedicated an entire episode of their show to him discussing his meteoric rise and admitting they were wrong.

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6JaZ TIL two tools aboard both the Spirit and Opportunity rovers, designed to grind rocks for examination, are made of recycled aluminum from the World Trade Center, recovered after 9/11. Honeybee Robotics, whom constructed the tools, were located in Lower Manhattan, just a mile away from ground zero.
yQrkv [TIL] Of Nicholas Berkeley Mason, the drummer for and only Pink Floyd member to have been featured on all of their studio albums, and also the only constant member of the band since its formation in 1965.
1eE8 TIL that nuclear power plants in the US are so strong that they can be struck by a large commercial airliner and still not release harmful radiation
E1Qd7 TIL there really is a hotel like the one used in the movie 'Bad Times at the El Royale.' It's called the Cal Neva Lodge and is split into California and Nevada sides just like in the movie. The lodge was owned, in part, by Frank Sinatra at one point.
Yp6pB TIL that with lifestyle variables eliminated, men's life expectancy is only a year less than women's.