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TIL Ron Jeremy dropped his last name professionally for fear of embarrassing his family. His father told him "If you want to get into this naked, crazy business, so be it, but if you use the family name again, I'll kill you.'"

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yQDZM TIL that Jason Alexander (George Costanza from Seinfeld) was still only in his 20s when Seinfeld debuted.
V4Vk TIL Jurassic Park, Pulp Fiction, Forrest Gump and The Shawshank Redemption were all in theatres at the same time in October of 1994.
OGbY TIL that P-47 pilots could destroy Tiger tanks by ricocheting their bullets off the ground and through the unarmored bottom of the tank.
jNy8R TIL that cooking food allowed the human brain to develop and become the most advanced among all species. It allowed the food to releases more nutrients and hence allowed to meet the brain metabolic demand and even thrive. Gorillas spent 80% of their time eating although they have 1/3 of our neurons.
16AMr TIL about China's Gutter Oil and Spit Oil industry. Where cooking oils are recycled from gutters and sewers, and leftover liquid from someones meal in a restaurant is reused in the next customers meal. It's a common practice despite penalties for the practice including being sentenced to death.