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TIL that Nathan for You was expanded from the "Nathan On Your Side" segments of the Canadian comedy series, 22 Minutes, where Nathan Fielder served as writer and field correspondent on the 15th season.

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EVm0 TIL that after arriving in Los Angeles at 19, a broke Charlize Theron tried to cash a check from her mother to pay for rent, but the teller refused. She got into a shouting match with him, drawing the attention of a talent agent behind her, who introduced her to casting agents and an acting school.
pR0p TIL that North Korea Still Owes $393,000,000 For Volvos It Bought In 1974…and still uses today.
rNaVy TIL when McDonald County, Missouri seceded in 1961 after being left out of tourism brochures, a local group of Civil War re-enactors formed a regiment to defend the Union and marched on McDonald County, leading to the Battle of Noel.
wLveW TIL of Dr. Sanduk Ruit who has successfully cured over 130,000 people of blindness.
ORke TIL On June 28, 2009, Stephen Hawking held a party open to all, complete with hors d'oeuvres and iced champagne, but only publicized the party after it was over so that only time-travellers would know to attend; as expected, nobody showed up to the party.