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TIL after “Terminator Salvation” the owners attempted to auction off the rights to the Terminator franchise for $60 to $70 million. The sole bid was from Joss Whedon, who offered $10,000.

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y4GM TIL Australia’s explorers Hume and Hovell, fought constantly during their historical 1824 expedition. They agreed to split up, dividing equipment and cutting the tent in half but physically fought over the frying pan. It fell apart, with one man taking the pan itself and the other taking the handle.
b6PBa TIL Pragmatism, a school of philosophy, emerged in the US as a revolt against the overly intellectual, highly speculative, and closed systems of Idealism of the 19th century. It emphasizes that the merit of ideas, policies, and proposals lies in their usefulness, practicality, and workability.
4kDVb TIL about the Ponzo Illusion, which is is a visual phenomenon where two identical lines appear different in length due to converging background lines, creating a sense of perspective and depth distortion
5YKA8 TIL The teen who sold a kidney for an iPhone is now attached to a dialysis machine. He suffered organ failure, and is likely to be bedridden for life after suffering renal deficiency. He could get a transplant for $336,000 AUD on the black market - more than 80 times what he received for his kidney.
epOY6 TIL Record for worst time in Olympic marathon event is 54 years 8 months 6 days 5 hours 32 minutes and 20.3 seconds, held by Shizo Kanakuri