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TIL one of the only reasons the world got Mark Hamill's masterful performance as Luke Skywalker is because Robert Englund (of Freddy Krueger fame) happened to see auditions for A New Hope taking place and suggested to Hamill that he should audition, believing him to be perfect for the role

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EaBx TIL that the news reporter in Zootopia is a different animal depending on region. For example, in the US release he’s a moose, in Australia he’s a koala, in Brazil he’s a jaguar, and in Japan he’s a tanuki.
P7pg TIL that Ernest Hemingway killed himself, and so did his father, sister, brother and other relatives.
6EylJ TIL for an entire season Michael Jordan would bet Scottie Pippen on the Jumbotron races during timeouts (but MJ would have the scoreboard operator tell him the outcome ahead of time).
OGZ0R TIL 35% of children share their bed with a pet.
wme1 TIL Sweden is so good at recycling, it has run out of garbage and now must import garbage from Norway to fuel its energy programs.