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TIL "Uncle Tom" was originally Anti-Slavery and was inspired by a real person

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YolP TIL Bill Paxton is one of only two actors ever to be killed by an Alien, the Terminator, and a Predator
XPRX TIL Mike Patton, who is known for his vast range of vocal abilities, voiced all of the infected in I Am Legend.
EEgX TIL Ray Bradbury’s dystopian classic, Fahrenheit 451, about book burning, was printed with an asbestos cover in the year it launched
bbrZ TIl Norway’s doctors still use floppy disks, apparently they’re more secure than modern alternatives.
grEVb TIL that Stephen King Wanted John Candy To Play The Lead in his movie adaption of Thinner (1996)