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TIL Paranormal Activity had a budget of $15K and earned $193 million at the box office, giving them a return of $12,867 per $1 dollar spent

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OoMKa TIL German interrogator Hanns Schraff didn't torture his American prisoners during WWII. Instead he would befriend them, take them on walks in the forest or the local zoo, and even allow one to fly a plane. He was so good that prisoners didn't realise they were revealing secret informations.
VwgG TIL Matthew Lewis wore a fat suit, fake teeth, and more through most of the Harry Potter films to make Neville Longbottom appear more unattractive
VWGG TIL that some online retailers manipulate prices based on the visitor. Having a cookie history of luxury shopping could significantly raise the price.
9YkNp TIL In 1940, two military aircraft collided in mid-air. They became stuck on top of each other. The pilot of the plane on top used the engines of the bottom plane to land both of them together.
YpJ5P TIL the Taft-Hartley Act prohibits jurisdictional strikes, wildcat strikes, solidarity or political strikes, secondary boycotts, secondary and mass picketing, closed shops, and monetary donations by unions to federal political campaigns