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TIL 'Pebble" refers to any rock with a size between 4mm to 64mm, or 0.16" to 2.52"

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78mGx TIL that in 1989 Val Kilmer punched and threw actress Caitlin O’Heaney to the floor during an audition for the lead female role of The Doors. There was not any punching in the scene Oliver Stone laughed about it and the company wrote her a check for $24,500 to not discuss the allegations publicly.
pYG0p TIL scenes from the 1976 film Rocky such as the carcass-punching scenes and Rocky running up the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art are based on events in Joe Frazier's real life. Frazier makes a cameo appearance in the film as a spectator at the fight between Rocky and Apollo Creed.
ne4mr TIL that Christian preacher Joel Osteen has a reported net worth of over $56 million. He lives in Texas with his family in a home valued at $10.5 million. Osteen’s televised sermons are seen by over 7 million viewers weekly and over 20 million monthly in over 100 countries.
m171p TIL A study of 25 car companies in regards to their data collection practices discovered that they all collect "more than necessary". Certain companies like Nissan and Kia include "sexual activity info" as part of the data they're allowed to collect under their user agreements
R5mm9 TIL in 2015 Scorsese made $70 million short film to promote casino in Macau. It stars DiCaprio and De Niro, making it the first film all three worked together.