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TIL that Nicolas Cage insisted on picking up a venomous copperhead snake for a scene instead of one without poison because it would relax him in front of the camera and he wouldn’t have to act.

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NjEe TIL The band Creedence Clearwater Revival were all from San Francisco and had never even visited Louisiana or the Bayou. Their accents were simply exaggerated for effect.
ENyx TIL the Colt’s punter borrowed $100 for poker and turned it into $1,400. He used the funds for a trip to Miami to take part in a kicking competition for prospects. He made 9 consecutive field goals starting at 25 yards and moving 5 yards out each time. He was then offered a scholarship to WVU.
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4X58b TIL In 2015 a district in Iceland repealed a 400-year-old decree to kill any Basque caught in the area on sight. The edict was issued in 1615 after a storm destroyed 3 Basque whaling vessels on an expedition in Iceland. The crew resorted to robbery that eventually led to the Slaying of the Spaniards
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