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TIL: Kim Possible lives in Texas
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TIL when an Indian law required bars to be at least 500m from certain roads, one bar built a maze in front of its entrance to triple the walking distance from the door to the street. Regulators accepted this solution.
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TIL that Happy Days producers intentionally sought a short actor to play Fonzie. They didn't want his character to overshadow the rest of the cast who were all under 6 feet tall.Despite their intent, Henry Winkler (5' 6") still became the breakout star.
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TIL John Wojtowicz used scenes from "The Godfather" as inspiration of how to pull off his infamous 1972 bank robbery. A movie was made based on the robbery called "Dog Day Afternoon", it starred Al Pacino and John Cazale, both famous for starring in "The Godfather".
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TIL about Charvaka, an atheisitc and anti-clerical Indian philosophy which rejected the Vedas and believed that all perceivable matter was all that existed in the universe. Adherents as a result were told to pursue a life of hedonism with no ethical or religous qualms as they exist to control joy
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TIL FATCA effectively bans Americans from opening bank accounts abroad