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TIL Jonathan Goldsmith, aka The Most Interesting Man In The World, got his gig by auditioning, where he removed one sock and improvised for 30 minutes straight, concluding with the line "...and that's how I arm wrestled Fidel Castro".

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Q0K6 TIL the US is seeking a new law requiring foreign institutions to report all assets owned by Americans which has lead to more people renouncing their citizenship in the last quarter of 2013 than the entire years of 2006-2009 combined.
J4dV TIL Gary Cooper was offered a part on the movie Gone with the Wind but rejected it saying, “Gone With the Wind is going to be the biggest flop in Hollywood history. I’m glad it’ll be Clark Gable who’s falling flat on his nose, not me”. It became the highest grossing film of all time for inflation.
LQpyd TIL there is a restaurant chain in Australia called Karen's Diner which is advertised as an unpleasant dining experience and that staff are instructed to insult customers throughout their meal.
yQDlw TIL there’s a dating app in Iceland that "helps prevent accidental incest". Due to the small population of 320,000 it is a real risk bumping into a previously unknown cousin. The app lets users "bump" phones and emits a warning alarm if they are closely related.
R5xl9 TIL Will Purvis, who was convicted of murder in 1894 and had always maintained his innocence, told the jury he would "live longer than the lot of them." He survived a hanging, was re-incarcerated, and eventually pardoned and released.