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TIL Because Henry Cavill was playing World of Warcraft, he missed the first phone call informing him that he was cast as Superman in Man of Steel.

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WOMX TIL in 1985, Ryan White was refused re-entry to his school due to him having AIDS. 117 Parents and 50 teachers petitioned for his ban. People even cancelled their subscriptions as White was the paperboy and they believed they would be infected via newsprint.
KODrR TIL the highest natural point in Rhode Island, Jerimoth Hill, was once considered one of the more difficult state highpoints to scale despite being a gentle hill only 812 feet above sea level, as the trail up the hill passed through the private property of an old man who would threaten trespassers.
NX0oe TIL saturation divers have to live weeks in a pressurized environment underwater.
rRjwo TIL Servius Tullius,6th king of rome, was ousted and killed because he was accused of favoring the lower class of Rome over the wealthy.
gMZ1L TIL that the Dancing Plant (Codariocalyx motorius) will move its leaves when subjected to loud music, but we do not know exactly how and why it does this.