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TIL The “Regular Show” was based off a short where two gas station workers trip on Acid.

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VBNMG TIL Stephen King never cashed the $5,000 check that Frank Darabont paid him in 1987 for the rights to adapt his novella 'Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption'. Eventually, King had the check framed and returned it to Darabont with a note that read, "In case you ever need bail money. Love, Steve."
OGQDe TIL United States had $1 coins until 2011
9YAMM TIL that a man was cured of HIV in 2007 with a bone marrow transplant from someone with genes resistant to HIV. He's the first person to ever be cured.
grL8b TIL Osama Bin Laden was a fan of Dragon Ball Z games and he used to play many other games including Counter-Strike, Half-Life & Super Mario.
R7BZa TIL the word 'Paparazzi' comes from the name of a particularity intrusive photojournalist character called 'Paparazzo' in Federico Fellini's film 'La Dolce Vita' (1960)