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TIL that the person who played 8-year-old Grinch in The Grinch (2000) was actually an 18 year old with dwarfism and passed away two years after the release of the film

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N6rb TIL Orson Wells was only 23yrs old when he gave his famous ‘War of the Worlds’ Broadcast, and only 26yrs old when he produced, co-authored, directed, and starred in Citizen Kane.
rN9Ad TIL That a Wurlitzer organ takes up six rooms
YpvRZ TIL Keyhole Limpet Hemocyanin (KLH) is a protein derived from the blood of Megathura crenulata limpets and is critical for making medicines. KLH cannot be synthetically made, making the mollusks' serum worth $100,000 per liter.
4YmR TIL Jean-Paul Sartre hallucinated seeing crabs for most of his life after taking mescaline.
8avEG TIL Australian pornographic film actress Angela white has an Honours Degree in gender studies, and for her honours thesis she conducted qualitative research into female experiences in the Australian pornography industry. She plans on going back to school to complete her PhD.