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TIL that filming for the movie Gone Girl was shut down for 4 days because Ben Affleck, a Boston Red Sox fan, refused to wear a New York Yankees cap for one scene. The director and Affleck eventually agreed on a New York Mets hat instead.

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mxjay TIL Jimmy Carter called Egyptian president Sadat’s assassination in 1981 “one of the worst days of my life.” Carter knew Sadat's successsor, Mubarak, quite well. Decades later, Carter became disappointed and stopped speaking to Mubarak after he stayed in power too long
a65M TIL Tom from Myspace cracked the Chase Manhattan Bank computer system at 14. He was the target in one of the largest FBI raids in California history. He got off because of his age.
ANa5o TIL Polygraph tests can sometimes be inaccurate due to factors such as anxiety, stress, and fear. Effective method of evaluating applicants would be to use behavioral-based interviewing techniques and background checks.
b6p8E TIL that Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band was the first album to print the song lyrics on the back of the sleeve.
v1lmx TIL of the book “Finnegans Wake”. The book is written by James Joyce and is composed of composite words from sixty to seventy world languages. Written over a period of 17 years it is considered to be one of the most difficult works in the Western canon.