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TIL Japan’s ex-prime minister Nobusuke Kishi is a Class A War Criminal

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5Yvnp TIL Jamie Siminoff , the inventor of the Ring Doorbell failed to secure a deal on ABC’s Shark Tank but later went on to sell his company to Amazon for $1 Billion . He then later got the opportunity to guest star on the show alongside the same investors who once turned him down.
mXE TIL that Douglas Adams, author of “The Hitchhikers Guide…” series, only told one other person his secret for choosing the number “42” as the “Ultimate Answer.” That other person is Stephen Fry, who says he’ll take that secret to the grave.
JYvYj TIL that Steve-O had a different set of teeth for each Jackass movie.
x6bxb TIL the 1988 film “Midnight Run” had three TV Movie sequels in which none of the original cast appeared.
5VW4k TIL Sir Ian McKellen came out accidentally, before he'd told his family, during a BBC radio debate on the anti-homosexuality Section 28 legislation