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TIL James Cameron took good friend Guillermo del Toro to a bank and withdrew $1 million in cash to pay the ransom for the safe return of his kidnapped father

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e0844 TIL that the most expensive medicinal drug ever is Zolgensma (produced by Novartis), which costs $2.125 million for a single dose. The drug is a gene therapy, taken as a one-time treatment for spinal muscular atrophy, a rare genetic disorder (about 30 babies are born each month with the disease)
XEjY6 TIL that it's very hard to get dizzy on the International Space Station even after spinning a lot because the astronauts' vestibular (allegedly) shuts down in the first 24-48 hours of being there.
LNJv TIL that a serial killer from the ‘70’s, in the midst of his spree got on to “The Dating Game” and won, dispite the fact he was already a registered sex offender. The bachelorette refused to go on a date with him, she found him “Creepy.”
wLXo7 TIL Mark Ruffalo was set to appear in the movie Signs, but had to drop out when he was diagnosed with a brain tumor. His part went to Joaquin Phoenix. The brain tumor turned out to be benign. Following surgery, he suffered from a partial facial paralysis for a few weeks, eventually fully recovering.
J1APB TIL about The King of Intergalactic Chic, Larry LeGaspi, who designed the original KISS outfits.