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TIL that Tim Curry was originally cast as Judge Doom in "Who Framed Roger Rabbit," but he was dropped when the filmmakers found him too terrifying. John Cleese was also tested, but he wasn't terrifying enough. The iconic role eventually went to Christopher Lloyd.

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woAL6 TIL Yellowstone’s famed thermal pools can melt flesh and bone. In 2016, a tourist illegally searching for a swimmable hot spring fell into a portion of the Norris Geyser Basin, where his body was dissolved by the boiling, highly acidic water. His wallet and shoes were all that remained of him.
N411 TIL over 86,000 people visit the ER each year from tripping or falling over their cat or dog.
YVXW TIL Sam Houston, the general who won Texas independence from Mexico, was removed from his post as Governor of Texas after refusing to support the Confederacy during the Civil War
7rZdO TIL that a company knowingly sold dangerous breaker panels that were installed in tons of U.S. homes, including mine. They still cause fires. Check your breaker panel!
9YnMM TIL Michael Jackson wanted to play the part of Professor X in the X-Men franchise.