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TIL in 1980, Fox considered "Alien" to have lost more money than it made. Partly this was due to the time it took for cash streams to be counted and becaues the production had gone overbudget during the film's production in England, due to the US dollar fluctuation against the British pound.
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TIL the 'Negro Motorist Green Book' was based on an earlier 'Jewish Vacation Guide' book which outlined places that Jews were not unwelcome to stay in America in 1917.
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TIL when Steve Buscemi was 4-years-old he was hit by a bus and managed to survive with a fractured skull. He received a $6,000 settlement from the city that was to be collected from a trust fund when he turned 18. When Buscemi turned 18, he used part of the money to pay for full-time acting classes.