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TIL That 'Animal House' was able to film at the University of Oregon largely because the University's President had previously refused to allow 'The Graduate' to film there due to "lack of artistic merit".

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PWNg TIL that Clovis I (of what is now France) lamented that in his old age he had no relatives, and was lonely (having murdered many of them). His surviving relatives, hearing this, came to him with offers of their friendship and forgiveness. Clovis then promptly had them killed.
DXkY TIL The theme song for Futurama was based off of this 1967 song by Pierre Henry - [Psyché Rock]
O1MY TIL Jurors can legally return a ‘not guilty’ verdict if they believe the law is unjust regardless of whether or not the defendant actually committed the crime through a process called 'jury nullification’ but judges rarely inform juries of this power.
mxBjx TIL in 2015, a plane made an emergency landing after the crew received an indication of smoke in the cargo hold. It turns out to be caused by the 2,186 sheep farting onboard.
aAoA TIL that the voice actor who played JARVIS in the Iron Man series and The Avengers has never actually seen the films.