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TIL: Al Pacino was offered the role of Han Solo, but turned it down because he “didn’t understand the script.” He also turned down lead roles in Die Hard, Pretty Woman, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, First Blood, Beverly Hills Cop, and Apocalypse Now.

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Xl1R TIL that a Japanese man killed and ate a student in Paris in 1981; he has never stood trial and remains free - and passionate about cannibalism - to this day.
Me9Z0 TIL that Cormac McCarthy has typed every one of his novels on a mechanical typewriter (about 5 million words) and that at auction it was expected to sell for $15,000, it went for $254,000.
W7ZNL TIL Civil War photographer Matthew Brady ended up destitute
m1wjP TIL recent studies show that "trigger warnings" or "content warnings" are ineffective and moreover may cause anticipatory anxiety and PTSD.
ANpRB TIL A 2011 University of Michigan study found that, despite driving 30% less annually, female drivers accounted for a disproportionate majority of car accidents.