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TIL the Shamwow guy, Vince Offer, wrote a comedy film which was considered to be one of the worst films of all time. With a $500,000 budget, it grossed $856 at the box office.

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xDmw TIL that the green iguana has a ‘third-eye’ called a parietial eye, in the middle of its forehead. This does not function in the same way as its two side eyes, but enables it to detect movement, especially from above, to help it avoid predators.
KYLma TIL in the town of Kurri Kurri Australia they have an annual festival for mullets. Mulletfest is an event that honours the best Mullet cuts in various styles and categories, including 'everyday', 'grubby', 'ranga' (red hair), 'vintage', 'extreme', 'international' and 'junior'.
5YQdR TIL of the Pay It Forward Principle. This involves doing a good deed for three people and asking each of them do a good deed for three people and so on. After only 21 repetitions of this all 7.4 billion people on the planet would be reached by such a scheme.
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5jNp TIL that in 1995 Liam Neeson turned down the role of James Bond (Goldeneye) because “he has never been interested in starring in action movies”