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TIL wolves killed tens of thousands of people across Europe in the 18th century. One infamous wolf called The Beast of Gévaudan killed more than 500 people, usually by tearing their throats out.

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m1l4o TIL the Disney/Pixar film Cars have been accused of plagiarizing the plot of Doc Hollywood which stars Michael J. Fox as a hotshot young doctor who eventually acquires an appreciation for small town values and falls in love with a local law student as result of being sentenced to work at the town.
8aGG4 TIL in Norway, stripping counts as an art form for tax purposes.
gMyaD TIL about Arlington House, which was owned by Robert E. Lee and Mary Custis Lee, the step-great-granddaughter of George Washington. It was seized and later returned by the government. Lee’s son then sold it to the government. Its grounds are now the site of Arlington National Cemetery.
vVLj TIL to get into character as The Bear Jew in Inglourious Basterds, Eli Roth listened to Hannah Montana songs and thought about what it’d be like if he was Hannah Montana because it took him “to a place of insanity.”
8eGxX TIL The world's largest burrito weighed 5,799.44 kg (12,785.576 lbs) and was achieved by CANIRAC La Paz, in La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico on 3 November 2010. 54 restaurants spent 9 1/2 hours creating the 2.4 km (1.49 mi) burrito which was later enjoyed by thousands.