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TIL that Ellen Degeneres turned down the role of Phoebe on “Friends.”

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m1r5y TIL Stephen Hawking left behind £16.3 Million (around $20 Million) in his last will and testament, and £10 Thousand to his long-time personal assistant. Hawkings Archive and his personal office contents passed into public ownership using methods that saved his estate £4.2 Million of inheritance tax
WkgR9 TIL Cannonball Run's director Hal Needham's tradition of showing bloopers during the closing credits of his films inspired Jackie Chan to do the same at the end of most of his films too.
RpPQ TIL Due to his good relationship with the CIA, Elvis tried to get The Beatles banished from America because they were “bad for the American youth”!
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