TIL Mars Attacks originally had trouble attracting A list actors because most of the characters either die in some cartoonish manner or end up disfigured. That was until Jack Nicholson enthusiastically joined the film. Glenn Close, Pierce Brosnan, Danny DeVito, Michael J Fox and others followed suit
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Mentalfloss
10 Invasive Facts About Mars Attacks!
Independence Day wasn’t the only star-studded alien invasion flick to come out in 1996. That year, Tim Burton saluted the campy sci-fi epics of decades past with his big-budget B-movie Mars Attacks! Here are 10 facts about the cult classic that’ll blow your…
TIL That In 1996 during an SAS training exercise 21 year old Bear Grylls broke his back after falling from 16,000 feet due to a torn parachute. His surgeon said it was questionable whether he would ever walk again. 2 years later he climbed Mt. Everest
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Wikipedia
Bear Grylls - Wikipedia
British chief scout, adventurer, writer and television presenter
TIL When the results began coming in from the 30 March 2005 Powerball drawing, lottery officials suspected fraud was underway because 110 players claimed second prizes of $100,000 or $500,000. All 110 players and the jackpot winner got their numbers from fortune cookies.
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Snopes.com
FACT CHECK: Lottery Numbers from Fortune Cookie
Numbers recommended by a fortune cookie result in lottery win.
TIL of Karen Silkwood, a nuclear plant worker and whistleblower. On November 13, 1974, she set out to meet a reporter to go public with evidence of extensive safety violations. She was later found dead; her car appeared to have been run off the road and the documents she had with her were missing.
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Legacy.com
The Mysterious Death of Karen Silkwood
What happened to plutonium-plant worker turned union activist Karen Silkwood? via @legacyobits
TIL that on American metal band Tool's 1996 album, Ænima, there's an aggressive and intimidation song sung in German noscriptd "Die Eier Von Satan" ("The Balls Of Satan"). However, when translated to English, the lyrics reveal themselves to be a recipe for hashish sugar cookies.
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Genius
Ein halbes Pfund Mehl
Half a pound flour. This forms the main body of the cookies.
TIL That Kingsford was founded by Ford to dispose of the excess wood from the Model T
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Submitted April 13, 2019 at 07:21AM by hbs2018
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Wikipedia
Kingsford (charcoal) - Wikipedia
Kingsford is a brand of charcoal used for grilling, along with related products. The brand is owned by The Clorox Company. Currently, the Kingsford Products Company remains the leading manufacturer of charcoal in the United States, with 80 percent market…
TIL: Ben Affleck was banned for life from the Hard Rock hotel and casino in 2014 for counting cards at the blackjack table.
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Business Insider
Ben Affleck Had A History Of Winning Big At The Hard Rock Casino Before Being Banned
Affleck also won the California State Poker Championship in 2004.
TIL that The Lion King, heavily marketed by Disney as their "first Disney original" was straight up plagiarized from Osamu Tezuka's Kimba the White Lion (1960)
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YouTube
The "Original Story" - The Kimba VS Simba Controversy
Want to see more of the two compared side-by-side? I made another video! https://youtu.be/vHps2iC8W3o I highly recommend checking out Discotek Media's Blu-Ra...
TIL 'White Boy Rick', sentenced as a minor to life in prison for possessing 8 kilos of cocaine after exposing crooked cops as the FBI's youngest informant was recently denied early release in Florida for no reason.
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detroitnews
'White Boy Rick' denied early release in Florida
TIL In Halden prison in Norway, guards are encouraged to interact, play sports, and eat with the inmates. This is to prevent aggression and create a sense of family. Despite being a maximum security prison, every cell has a flatscreen TV, an en-suite shower and fluffy, white towels.
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the Guardian
Inside Halden, the most humane prison in the world
Amelia Gentleman visits Halden, the high-security jail in Norway where every cell has a flatscreen TV, an en-suite shower and fluffy, white towels
TIL of Bass Reeves. an African American commonly thought to be the inspiration for the lone ranger, he arrested more than 3,000 felons and killed 14 outlaws.
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Submitted April 13, 2019 at 07:38AM by ebee500
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Wikipedia
Bass Reeves - Wikipedia
American lawman
TIL Rod Stirling wrote the screenplay for Planet Of The Apes. The twist ending came from a woman he met at a party who pitched him the "it was earth all along" plot as a Twilight Zone episode. He paid her $500 for the idea.
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I Shot an Arrow into the Air
"I Shot an Arrow into the Air" is episode 15 of the American television anthology series The Twilight Zone.
TIL in an undercover operation by Trading Standards, an underage boy successfully purchased alcohol in 6 different stores using a fake ID with a photograph of Bobby Hill.
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Complex
UK Teen Uses Fake ID to Buy Alcohol at Six Different Stores
People clearly didn't care.
TIL that in the UK, The National Lottery hunts for winners of unclaimed Lottery prizes, but in the U.S. they let it expire after one year without putting in effort to search for the winner.
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accrington
Search underway for Preston winner as £1m lottery prize goes unclaimed
Lottery players in Preston are being told to double check their tickets.
TIL of Fritz Suhren, a concentration camp commandant. When the allies were close, he took Odette Sansom, an inmate whom he believed to be Churchill's niece, and drove with her to the US base, hoping it would save him. She was in fact a British spy under a false name. He was hanged in 1950
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Wikipedia
Fritz Suhren - Wikipedia
SS Officer and politician
TIL Matt Murphy, the man who caught Barry Bonds' record-breaking 756th home run ball, sold the ball for $752,467 and gave half to Amir Kamal, the friend he was at the game with.
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Espn
Hill: The man who caught 756, a year later - ESPN Page 2
A year ago, Matt Murphy caught Barry Bonds' record 756th homer. How has his life changed?
TIL that a company knowingly sold dangerous breaker panels that were installed in tons of U.S. homes, including mine. They still cause fires. Check your breaker panel!
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Submitted April 13, 2019 at 07:09PM by hmhaines9
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Are Federal Pacific Circuit Breaker Panels Safe?
Your circuit breaker panel ensures your home’s electrical safety, but is the panel itself safe?
TIL the character ‘The Crimson Chin’ in Fairly Odd Parents was and still is voiced by Jay Leno
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Submitted April 13, 2019 at 06:06PM by coal_the_slaw
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Fairly Odd Parents Wiki
Jay Leno | Fairly Odd Parents Wiki | FANDOM powered by Wikia
Jay Leno is a comedian who is one of the recurring guest celebrity voice actors on The Fairly OddParents. He voices the Crimson Chin and his evil counterpart the Nega Chin. He also guest stars as...
TIL That there is a special type of font for people with Dyslexia. Henry Winkler (Fonzie on Happy Days) has written a series of children's books using this font. He did so because he has dyslexia. The books tell the story of Hank, a kid with Dyslexia. The font has more space between letters.
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Submitted April 13, 2019 at 08:31PM by pogeauxpossum
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Dyslexiefont
Dyslexie Font - Home
TIL that in an attempt to enforce Prohibition, the Prohibition Bureau began adding poison to industrial alcohol to prevent its consumption, killing between 10,000 and 50,000 people. This was supported by people like Wayne Wheeler, who argued that the victims had committed suicide by breaking the law
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Submitted April 13, 2019 at 10:16PM by sistene
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Wikipedia
Wayne Wheeler - Wikipedia
American temperance activist
TIL Bill Gates selected 11 condoms of the future, and each finalist was given $100,000 to pursue their quest for a superior condom. Gates says, "The idea is making them easier for people to use in the moment, in the dark, whatever situation they're in."
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Submitted April 13, 2019 at 08:28PM by thepresident45
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Theweek
Meet the 11 condoms of the future selected by Bill Gates
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation received 812 entries for its build-a-better-condom competition. Eleven of them just got $100,000 to make it happen.