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TIL the 1972 film Deliverance caused tourism in Rabun County, Georgia to increase from the hundreds to the tens of thousands making it the number one source of revenue in the county. Rafting along the Chattooga River alone earns the county $20 million dollars a year

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0d6aA TIL that Judge Judy isn’t officially a judge; she’s actually an arbitrator and her show depicts real-life civil disputes dressed up like it’s real court
MeEK7 TIL of Osita Iheme, the legendary meme kid, who is actually a 38 year old actor in the Nigerian film industry. The film Aki na Ukwa was one of his most successful films, which is also the source of most of his memes.
VVM0 TIL Reddit founder Alex Ohanian, wrote an open letter to Reddit about stopping their sexist ways. It was titled “dear fellow geeks: WTF”
8004 TIL that 22% of men and 30% of women in Eastern Congo report being victims of conflict-related sexual violence, and that 97% of the NGOs working in that field don’t even mention male victims in any of their literature.
KOWbE TIL Jeff Lynne initially refused to allow the song livin' thing to appear in Paul Thomas Anderson's Boogie Nights because he has a problem with sex and violence in films. However after PTA provided a screening, Lynne loved it soo much he allowed it to appear in the final scene and credits.