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TIL that Mickey Rourke turned down roles in 48 Hours, Platoon, Top Gun, Beverly Hills Cop, Rain Man, The Silence of the Lambs, Tombstone and the role of Butch in Pulp Fiction.

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Y7xnA TIL learned that Waffle House stays open 24/7/365 so reliably, even in disaster scenarios, that it's informally used by FEMA as a metric for disaster severity ("If Waffle House closes, get out of there!"). Their preparedness measures include mobile emergency generator trucks and "Jump Waffle Teams"
x6gk TIL that it’s legal to kill a Scotsman in York as long as he has a bow and arrow.
nWGB9 TIL that owning a video game console during 2020–2022 in Japan improved mental well-being by reducing psychological distress and increasing life satisfaction.
9wOg6 TIL That a 15 year old Andrew Jackson refused an order to shine the shoes of a British Officer. The officer then slashed the future president with his saber, leaving a permanent scar and hatred for the British
EeOw TIL the investigation of Adam Walsh’s abduction was alleged to be incompetent; they lost the bloodstained carpet from the suspect’s Cadillac, the machete used to decapitate Adam, and eventually the car itself. The suspect was never charged, though he provided accurate descriptions of how he did it.