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TIL that Arnold Schwarzenegger speaks only 18 lines in ‘The Terminator’ and less than 100 words in total.

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mx8wR TIL the flag of Hawaii has the Union Jack in it, despite never being part of the British Empire. It was put there by King Kamehameha as a symbol of friendship after being presented the British flag by Captain George Vancouver
BpBe TIL NBA player Pete Maravich said in an interview when he was 26 that he “didn’t want to play in the NBA for 10 years, then die of a heart attack at 40” He proceeded to have a 10 year NBA career, and then die of a heart attack at 40.
Ogy7 TIL the Aztecs once fed 200K people in inarable swampy land by creating floating gardens they farmed extensively
4X1Zb TIL that Tanuka are seen as an animal of luck in Japan because of their hude ballsack (Just look at those pictures!)
DQMOv TIL Wicked became the first Broadway show in history to gross $5 million in a single week (nine performances), surpassing the previous record of $4.3 million held by The Lion King.