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TIL Bruce Willis dropped out of the Expendables 3 because he wanted 4 million dollars instead of 3 million, for four days of work.

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kmwB TIL in 1978, Roman Polanski, charged with sexual abuse of a 13-year-old, agreed with prosecutors to a plea bargain under which he would serve no more than 90 days. When the judge did not accept the plea bargain, Polanski fled the country. The victim has said she does not want Polanski prosecuted.
amEM TIL when a crow dies, the other crows investigate if there’s a threat where the death occurred, so they can avoid it in the future.
5Nyn TIL a British soldier spent most of WW1 hiding in a wardrobe. A French family in German occupied France had taken him in, however 16 German soldiers were then billeted at the residence, spending their time in the same room as the wardrobe. Everyday he was silent and still to avoid being detected.
8beL TIL that 93% of occupational fatalities in the US are men, a death rate roughly 11 times higher than that of women
XRAR TIL that Pluto couldn’t even complete a solar orbit between being discovered and being declassified as a planet.