OGK0g TIl of "Bruceploitation", a subgenre of martial arts films made in the wake of Bruce Lee's death to capitalize on his popularity, where "look-alike" actors with their names changed to sound like Lee's (Bruce Li, Bruce Le) starred in movies such as Re-Enter the Dragon and Enter Another Dragon.
69DdW TIL that the year (1974) ABBA won Eurovision, Olivia Newton-Jonn came in fourth
wob88 TIL In 1946 Sadao Munemori became the first American of Japanese descent to be awarded the Medal of Honor, though posthumously
R5108 TIL the USDA defines egg sizes by the minimum total weight per dozen, not on its physical dimensions. A dozen large eggs must weigh a minimum of 24 ounces, medium 21 ounces and small eggs 18.
W7D0o TIL Pedro Pascal’s family is leftist Chilean aristocracy that fled to the US to escape persecution after the 1973 coup d’etat
9wndQ TIL about augury, an ancient Roman divine practise involving the observation of the behaviour of birds to interpret the gods' will. The practise was attempted by Rome's founders, Romulus and Remus, to decide on the city's location, before a dispute over the results saw Romulus kill Remus.
nW0r7 TIL: Koalas have fingerprints so similar to humans that they can be mistaken for evidence at a crime scene.
4kJO6 TIL that Elvis Presley’s cousin was paid $18,000 by the National Enquirer to secretly photograph Elvis’ corpse after his open-casket funeral. The issue went on to become the magazine’s best-selling edition ever, with a record 6.7 million copies sold.
x6Qvo TIL Terry Kiser who played Bernie Lomax in "Weekend at Bernie's" is still alive and turns 86 today.
epQen TIL about the small penis rule, a thought experiment that allows authors to evade libel lawsuits. It states that an author can base as much of a character as they want on real life as long as they give the character a small penis; by suing, the basis of the character implies they have a small penis.
VBv0B TIL A 12.57 kg (27.7lb) meteorite called The Peekskill Meteorite hit a car in Peekskill, New York in 1992, it hit a 1980 red Chevrolet Malibu and barley missed the gas tank. The Car was owned owned by a 17 year old girl named Michelle Knapp who heard the crash from inside her house.
X0Q7E TIL The Deer Hunter pioneered "prestige pictures" where the films would only be screened at the end of the year to qualify for Academy Award recognition, then would have a full-scale release after the nominations.