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7Q6b TIL that John McCain was born in Panama and not the continental US. How did he run for president? After a bipartisan review and a Senate resolution, it was concluded he was a natural born citizen as at the time Panama was controlled by the US.
PY05E TIL John Candy was going to play the role of Fred Flintstone in the 1994 movie The Flintstones, but died shortly before filming of a heart attack. He would have starred alongside his former Second City Television cast mate Rick Moranis, who played Barney Rubble. John Goodman eventually got the role.
rnbx TIL that in 1999, Vince Offer (the ShamWow! guy) directed and starred in a film called The Underground Comedy Movie. Its budget was $170,000 and it grossed $856 at the box office.
NXgJM TIL that ethologist John B. Calhoun created "rat utopias" in order to conduct over-population experiments between 1958 and 1962. Ultimately, the experiments ended in societal collapse.
b6Jr0 TIL about Freeports. Tax Free storage units the wealthy use to store Art, wine, and artifacts investments. The Geneva freeport holds more art then the MOMA in pieces and value.