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TIL that the Nike slogan was inspired by the last words of a serial killer before he was executed

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7n9x TIL Kevin Spacey was originally slated to play the president in Independence Day. Studio executives insisted the part be rewritten for Bill Pullman because they felt Spacey was incapable of starring in blockbusters. He won his first academy award 10 months later.
b8RQ TIL in 1970, a state commission in Mississippi voted to ban Sesame Street because of its “highly integrated cast of children”.
GAoZ5 TIL There's a species of toad that gives birth to live young through the skin on its back (trypophobia warning!)
9nyD TIL while you inherit DNA from both parents, you end up using your father’s DNA more. Genetically, you are more like your dad than your mom.
oRBgK TIL that 1996's movie "Twister" was rated PG-13 for "intense depiction of very bad weather".