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TIL Brad Pitt agreed to do a brief cameo in Deadpool 2 for just the daily minimum rate (less than $1000 per day) plus a cup of coffee hand delivered by Ryan Reynolds.

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pYD88 TIL the first recorded use of "May the Fourth be with you" was on the day Margaret Thatcher won the 1979 UK General Election. Her party purchased an ad in the news which read "Dear Maggie, May the Fourth Be with You. Your Party Workers."
8eJ5b TIL the Goths besieging Constantinople in 378 AD were left stunned when one of the defenders stormed out of the city completely naked, decapitated one of the attackers and proceeded to drink the blood from his neck
JYb7Q TIL there was an official lord of the rings fan club (paid membership) prior to the movies and the entire charter of names is listed in each of the LotR film’s credits.
wLpYo TIL Ashraf Marwan, son in law of former Egyptian President Gamal Nasser was referred to as 20th century greatest spy by Mossad.
BR6r TIL Some water main pipes in Philadelphia are still made of wood