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kAOd TIL Henry Cavill didn’t answer a call from Zack Snyder, who was calling to let him know he got the part for Man of Steel, because he was too busy playing World of Warcraft.
9wk17 TIL in 1931, during the Great Depression, there were so many news accounts of starving USA citizens that colonial-era Cameroon in west Africa raised money for Americans as aid. They collected $3.77 - about $70 today.
b9eZa TIL the only university that would allow the movie Animal House to film on their campus was the University of Oregon. The Dean of the school had previously refused to allow The Graduate to film there and didn't want to miss another opportunity so he gave them full access without reading the script
Wkpy4 TIL Simone Biles became the only woman to win All-Around Gold at Worlds 4 times, unveiled “The Biles” vault, and won medals on all events (4 Gold), WITH kidney stones last year.
LkvXm TIL in 1996 One strain of Yersinia pestis or "The Black Death" were found completely drug-resistant.