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TIL Michael Keaton’s legal last name is Douglas, but there was already an actor by that name so he took a stage name to comply with SAG rules that require members to have unique stage names.

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R7En8 TIL that in 2013 the United States bombed the island of Guam with 2,000 dead mice stuffed with painkillers to kill the Brown Tree Snake which is an invasive species on the island. The snake got there by accident in the 1950s on a shipping vessel.
vPOER TIL Kerosene is used to extinguish fire in a bale of cotton
KOeEE TIL about the Troxler Effect, which causes our brains to tune out the non-relevant parts when faced with an abundance of visual stimulation. It can lead to optical illusions, including "monsters in the mirror" if you stare at one spot in your reflection for too long.
wlpJ TIL that the average worker in the US would have to work 50% more hours to afford a home than a worker in 1950.
VMQQ4 TIL that unpaid moderators were able to successfully sue AOL for $15mil, legally they were considered employees