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TIL Tesla wouldn’t speak to women who wore pearl jewelry.

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VaXQ TIL During filming of Return of The Jedi, Carrie Fisher would get concerned for the 11 y/o. actor who played Wicket. She fed him milk and cookies in between takes to make sure he wasn’t getting overheated.
5pb9 TIL. Keanu Reeves turned down a $10 million offer for the main role in Speed 2, in favor of touring with his band and playing Hamlet in a theater production
rRxD0 TIL that the raccoon life expectancy in the wild is only 1.8 to 3.1 years, depending on the local conditions such as traffic volume, hunting, and weather severity. Captive raccoons have been known to live for more than 20 years.
ow0R TIL that according to Tolkien, Sam Gamgee is the “chief hero” of the Lord of the Rings. The quest to destroy the Ring only succeeds because of Sam, who repeatedly saves Frodo from disaster, and he is the only character strong enough to surrender the Ring voluntarily and easily.
nd4B TIL that South Park is based on a real elementary school in Evergreen, CO, and Miss Crabtree, Mr. Mackey and Mr. Garrison are just a few of the characters that are based on actual people