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TIL that Kurt Russell not only starred in but actually directed Tombstone. “I’ll do it, but I don’t want to put my name on it.“

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VMjy8 TIL polygamist Brigham Young got out of paying alimony to one of his ex-wives on the grounds that — since polygamy was illegal — they were never actually married.
QJOg9 TIL that in 1937 a massive demand for sulfa, the first and only effective broad-spectrum antibiotic available before penicillin, and nonexistent testing requirements led to a mass poisoning with over 100 deaths. This led to the passage of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act in 1938.
XZJE TIL that during World War II in Australia, there was a dog whose hearing was so acute that it could warn airforce personnel of incoming Japanese planes 20 minutes before they arrived, and before they showed up on radar. “Gunner” could also differentiate the sounds of allied and enemy aircraft.
Z8pap TIL EA charged real money for players to fill their tank with gas in the game Need For Speed: No Limits
l7NNa TIL In 2006, Disney traded ESPN sportscaster Al Michaels to Universal for the character rights to Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, Walt Disney's original creation before Mickey Mouse.