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TIL Elvis Presley wore a cross, a Star of David and the Hebrew word ‘chai’ (life) because he didn’t want to “miss out on heaven due to a technicality”

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AR87 TIL The United States is the most armed nation with 88.8 guns per 100 people.
9wbnm TIL boxing legend Evander Holyfield lost almost every cent of the estimated $200m (AU$320m) he earned during his career through reckless spending, bad business deals & "even worse" financial advice. As of 2019, he earned up to $106K/month through personal appearances, but was still "basically broke"
gV84 TIL that George Lucas was heavily influenced by Canadian avant-garde filmmakers and borrowed the idea for The Force from the film 21-87 by director Arthur Lipsett (and the # of Leia’s holding cell on the Death Star was…. 2187)
N7lPE TIL that a permit was denied for the production crew of "The Sopranos" to film the episode "Pine Barrens" at South Mountain Reservation by Essex County, New Jersey Executive James Treffinger, due to the show depicting Italians as corrupt, Treffinger was later convicted and imprisoned for corruption
9YNn6 TIL Wilson won the Critics’ Choice Award “Best Inanimate Object” for his role in Cast Away