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TIL that the continually scolling news headline at the bottom of the screen only became commonplace after 9/11, to allow viewers to catch up on other news unrelated to the attacks

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awBEb TIL that in 2013, rapper Eminem was offered a deal with director Neil Blomkamp to star in the movie "Elysium" as the main protagonist, Max DeCosta. Eminem later declined the offer, because Blomkamp refused to film the movie in Eminem's home city, Detroit. The role was later given to Matt Damon.
mxBVE TIL Mexican soccer player Jesús Corona was given the name "Tecatito" by his team, because they were sponsored by Tecate beer and they didn't want to have his own name "Corona," also the name of a competing beer, on his jersey
Y7jKx TIL the song “Vincent” by Don McLean (Starry Starry Night) was one of Tupac Shakur’s favourites, and was played to him on his deathbed
WOKB TIL The best way to learn a language is through frequent exposure to its sound patterns–even if you haven’t a clue what it all means.
LRnV TIL that GTA: Chinatown Wars is the most complex Nintendo DS game ever made, with more than 800,000 lines of code;