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KYXw9 TIL that the saloon and general store from Fallout: New Vegas' starting zone, Goodsprings, actually exist
X07x8 TIL Looney Tunes character Pepé Le Pew was based on the 1937 French film Pépé le Moko where the main character says the line "Come with me to ze Casbah"
7rYbp TIL Russia has 800,000 faith healers but only 640,000 doctors
wLlR7 TIL Crispin Glover sued the producers of Back To The Future 2 on grounds they used his likeness without permission and not having paid for reuse of footage from the original film. This led to clauses which state producers are not allowed to reproduce the likeness of other actors.
m5Lx TIL that to Italians, the correct way to eat spaghetti is with only a fork. Eating spaghetti with a fork and spoon means you’re either an amateur, a child, or have really bad table manners.