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TIL that Russel Harvard - the actor who plays the hitman Mr. Wrench in Fargo - is actually deaf, and helped the directors and costar Adam Goldberg coordinate the scenes involving ASL

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awBRZ TIL that cat purring has the ability to aid in cat and human healing of broken bones, joint and tendon repair, and wound healing due to purring at a low frequency between 25 and 140 Hz.
Wk9Ed TIL in 1860′s San Francisco, two stray dogs who were best friends became local celebrities. Their exploits were celebrated in local papers and they were granted immunity from the city’s dog catchers.
XE9YR TIL In 2005 Untitled (­Cowboy) sold for $1.2 million at auction, then the highest publicly recorded price for the sale of a contemporary ­photograph, It was also through this photo that a new Art form was born: Photography of Photography.
dDLvj TIL Vauxhall Motor Car Company has had its own official football team since 1963 and managed to get as high as the Conference League North, until they had to resign from it due to costs. As of now, they're second in the Northern Premier League West Division.
9Y6mQ TIL that researchers used Renaissance paintings to get a sense of breast cancer’s historical prevalence.