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TIL Steven Spielberg was originally set to direct the "Harry Potter" film with Haley Joel Osment cast as Harry, however dropped the project due to creative differences with J.K. Rowling.

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4kBab TIL tha in the United States, peanut butter must contain at least 90% peanuts. If it contains less than 90% peanuts, it must be labeled as 'peanut spread'.
QNgZ6 TIL the flying squirrel is the most common squirrel in Ohio, but they’re strictly nocturnal so we never see them
aGX0 TIL that a customer closed his million-dollar bank account after his bank refused to validate a 50c parking ticket
kx8B TIL that in the ‘90’s, copies of “Lassie” VHS tapes were intercut with racy porn videos and distributed back around video stores in their original packaging
W79ZL TIL that one in 20 Americans say they are willing to use violence against “a person who does not share their religion."