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TIL Bill Murray agreed to play the role of Peter Venkman in Ghostbusters only if he could use the original script written for the late John Belushi, who the character was written for, as a tribute.

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y9g8 TIL that public universities in the U.S. spent more than $10.3 billion in mandatory student fees and other subsidies on their sports programs from 2010 through 2014.
e0Gp4 TIL despite being in DC, the seal of Georgetown University says "Georgetown College on the Banks of the Potomac in Maryland" as the university was founded in 1789, 12 years before it became part of DC.
9wdGD TIL Newborn babies are 78 percent water, while adults drop down to around 55 percent to 60 percent.
4X18w TIL the anthems of the UK and Lichtenstein have the same melody.
N7eEP TIL The man who sang “You’re a Mean One, Mr Grinch” also voiced Tony the Tiger