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TIL while shooting the 1998 film "Twilight" Susan Sarandon was under the impression it was for equal pay, but the studio meant only for the men. Co-star Paul Newman stepped up and gave her part of his salary.

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QJoae TIL Hitler's niece mysteriously died in his Munich apartment in 1931
9wkYr TIL the story of George Washington chopping down a cherry tree and him saying "I can not tell a lie" to his father about it was a myth created by Washington's personal biographer & minister after his death to sell books.
Z8Lo TIL that Ayn Rand spent the last 6 years of her life on Social Security and Medicare, after a lifetime of condemning both programs.
GYgkE TIL that deaf people who speak ASL (???????? Sign Language) are unable to understand those who speak BANZSL (???????? + ???????? + ????????). There is only a 31% overlap between the two languages, meaning that even though their respective countries speak English, their deaf communities are unable to communicate.
x6vNo TIL people from St. Louis like to cut their bagels super weird