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TIL hurricanes in Australia were originally named after local politicians a weather man didn’t like

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WM7A TIL Dr. Dre’s son died of a heroin overdose in 2008
5Yn88 TIL of a contract between Disney and Robin Williams stating that the Genie from Aladin could not be used in any sort of merchandising or tie-in products. After Disney broke the contract, Robin received a Picasso painting as an apology.
1nar TIL Bryan Cranston earned $225,000 per episode of Breaking Bad
WKAN TIL: Stephen King donated so much money to help build a baseball field in Maine that the locals affectionately call it “Field of Screams”.
59OD TIL Krusty the Clown was supposed to be revealed to be Homer Simpsons secret identity but the idea was dropped being too complex