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mx6aO TIL In 2009 while filming BTS footage for Parks and Rec, Chris Pratt made an improvised joke about receiving a text Steven Spielberg and getting back to him about "Jurassic Park 4". 4 Years later he got the starring role.
4XLKw TIL that there are 'Atheist Churches' for secular humanists, freethinkers, skeptics, atheists and agnostics who want a sense of community without having to deal with any of the God stuff
R7MWl TIL that when The Simpsons portrayed Mr Burns as a Casino owner slowly losing his mind, they did not just include random "crazy" behaviours. They were all based off a real person, business magnate Howard Hughes.
JPx1 TIL: Cesar Millan’s wife (The Dog Whisperer) filed for divorce in March 2010. She ended up receiving a single payment of $400,000, monthly spousal payment of $23,000 (that’s $276,000 a year), AND $120,000 a year in monthly child support. Cesar Millan then attempted suicide.
nWeNB TIL of the Phoenix Pay System, implemented in 2016 for Canadian federal workers. It was meant to automate and replace the government's old payroll system and expected to save $70 million per year, but due to widespread issues is estimated to cost tax payers over $2.2 billion by 2023.