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TIL that Quiznos’ policies drove a franchise owner to commit suicide; his suicide note read “Quiznos has killed me. Destroyed my life. Destroyed my family life for the past seven years.”

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WkEGL TIL Stephen King suffers from triskaidekaphobia which is the fear of the number 13. People that have this phobia avoid the number 13 in everyday scenarios like climbing stairs, flipping through channels and page numbers. King has stated, "It’s neurotic, sure. But it’s also . . . safer".
VBjwZ TIL Nicole Kidman has now worked with 19 female directors in eight years, after vowing to do so, because “things only change by actually being in the films of women.”
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