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TIL that NBA player Bill Walton was an uncredited background extra in the 1984 film Ghostbusters

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69B9w TIL: The Roman public baths called the Thermae existed in great number and were so popular, senators wishing to become a Tribune would pay all the admission fees for access on his birthday to garner fame. The Thermae also included a gym with weights for lifting and discus for throwing.
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