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TIL: George Lucas wants to build affordable housing on his land because ‘we’ve got enough millionaires’

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ajDJ TIL that a police detective offered to split a lottery ticket with a waitress at his favorite restaurant in Yonkers, NY in place of a tip. The ticket was a winner worth $6 million, which he split with her without hesitation. The event was made into a movie, “It Could Happen to You”.
WxgN TIL that Tim Curry was originally cast to portray the Joker in Batman: The Animated series, but he was replaced by Mark Hammil because his voice was too scary
nm4Y TIL there is a colorblindness test that different types of color blind people see differently, depending on what animals you see in the picture.
b157 TIL Because of South Park’s Scientology episode, The Church of Scientology hired people to spy on Matt and Trey to find something on them to use for blackmail. The Church became frustrated when their investigation turned up nothing but the fact that they’re pretty normal people.
VVLG TIL Orlando Serrell suffered a traumatic brain injury when playing baseball as a kid that went untreated due to his families financial situation. However since the day of his accident he’s been able to recall every day of his life, including the date, day of the week and the weather.