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TIL Hollywood Agent Mike Ovitz turned his personal martial arts instructor, Steven Seagal, into a movie star. Seagal's first film "Above the Law" actually originated from a successful screen test financed by Ovitz and led to Seagal being offered a studio contract with Warner Bros.

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X0kwD TIL there that there is a Township in Ontario which has 61 letters, as it consists of the names of every village and hamlet in its borders. Most Ontario Townships and forced-amalgamated rural towns simply use the name of one of the communities as the official legal name.
w10Y TIL Lurleen Wallace, who would become governor of Alabama, was diagnosed with cancer in 1961 but neither her doctor nor her husband Governor George Wallace bothered to let her know so she went without treatment for FOUR YEARS. The cancer killed her only 15 months into her term.
1aJOD TIL of Bill Anders, who achieved a Masters in nuclear engineering, logged 8,000 hours of flight time as a US Navy pilot, became 1 of the first 3 astronauts to orbit the moon, and served as Ambassador to Norway all before age 45. He then went on to become one of the most succesful CEO's of his time.
oRpXL TIL that John Cazale worked as an actor only for seven years and starred in five movies. All of them were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture.
NXLQP TIL the world’s tallest skyscraper designed by a woman is The St. Regis, Chicago. Standing at 1,198 ft tall, the 101-story tower was created by architect Jeanne Gang in 2020. The tower consists of three interconnected towers of different heights but all possess the same unique curvilinear design.