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TIL in Saving Private Ryan, all main actors went through army training except Matt Damon so that the other actors would show resentment for him.

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XEMEX TIL when asked who the most famous person in the world is, British children under 10 placed the Queen third, God second, and Simon Cowell number one.
jNxNR TIL an Ox is just a Bull that's made to work as a draught animal and is not a separate species.
ee4 TIL Michael Jackson has a patent for the Smooth Criminal dance move
lOjr TIL a medication called DRACO (developed by MIT researchers) could potentially cure you from any known virus from herpes to the flu if they had the support and funding to continue it.
Oowya TIL Psychologists found that interrogative self-talk, asking yourself a question about a future action increases the likelihood of it happening. For example, rather than saying "I'm going to the gym later." You would say, "Will I go to the gym later?" It triggers more goal-oriented behavior.