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TIL Stephen King’s lawyers had to buy the van that hit King in 1999 to keep it from appearing on eBay.

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Xg88 TIL Chloe Grace Moretz (Kick Ass) faked a British accent when she auditioned for her role in ‘Hugo’ because she heard that Martin Scorsese was looking to cast a British actress. When she got the part, she had to come clean.
e0XkE TIL after listening to Standing Bear (Ponca) lecture in 1879, Helen Hunt Jackson researched the mistreatment of Indians at the Astor Library. She was inspired to write A Century of Dishonor and sent a copy to each member of Congress on her own dime. It was dismissed as sentimental.
P1eKL TIL that disgraced Subway Guy Jared Fogles Child pornography stash was found by a electronics sniffing dog.
ymxM TIL Arnold Schwarzenegger rents his Mr Freeze costume for $1.00/ year
PYR5Z TIL it is not recommended to flush a scorpion down a toilet, as scorpions can survive being under the water hence they may come back out that same toilet or crawl up the drains and into your home