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TIL that H. P. Lovecraft and Robert E. Howard were friends, and due to the connections between their works, many people consider Conan the Barbarian to be a part of the Cthulhu Mythos

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JYR5m TIL in 2017, after three consecutive years of the Scripps National Spelling Bee ending in a tie, the rules were changed. Contestants still on stage after the first day of the bee are now given a written test. If necessary to avoid a tie, the results of the test are used to determine the winner.
ooJL TIL that Tom Cruise saved the American release of ‘Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels’ by endorsing it at a buyer screening, launching the careers of Guy Ritchie, Matthew Vaughn, and Jason Statham in the process.
v1Qj4 TIL after the release of his film Inland Empire, David Lynch campaigned for Laura Dern to get an Oscar nomination by camping on Sunset Boulevard with a 'For Your Consideration' billboard and a live cow.
R7PAw TIL about the Potato Paradox, a counter-intuitive math calculation that states: If you have 100 lbs of potatoes made of 99% water and dehydrate them to be just 98% water, they would then weigh only 50 lbs.
jNbBM TIL The Catholic church it's not only one church, but it actually comprehends 24 autonomous churches, all of which are subordinated to the Pope. This happened due the different traditions and history of its followers.