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TIL that New Line Cinema had plans for Tom Cruise to play Iron Man until they let the option expire in 2005.

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OoeJX TIL that Victor Salva, director of “Powder” and the “Jeepers Creepers” films, served 3 years in prison for child molestation and child pornography, and is still currently working in Hollywood.
nWkVP TIL that Founding Father Benjamin Franklin wrote an essay about farts.
yQDZM TIL that Jason Alexander (George Costanza from Seinfeld) was still only in his 20s when Seinfeld debuted.
J8nv TIL that the 2010 San Bruno Pipeline Explosion created a reported 1000 foot tall wall of flames and a 1.1 Earthquake. It destroyed 38 homes, killing 8 people including 44 year old Jacqueline Greig. She worked at the California Public Utilities Commission trying to replace outdated gas lines.