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TIL In The American Mafia, one of the eight rules is you cannot have Facial Hair

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EVRw TIL that when Sylvester Stallone was pitching his new script in the 70’s, the studio refused to make it with Stallone in the lead. He turned down $300k with only $106 in his bank account until the studio caved and made it with him as the star. That film was Rocky.
KYY4J TIL Thomas Jefferson's grandson was a Confederate general during the Civil War
vaJD TIL That Disney’s Snow White was 14 years old, and Ariel and Aurora (sleeping beauty) were 16.
wLMB6 TIL the English language is the only language (of the most spoken languages in the world) that doesn’t have a regulator body/institution.