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TIL Mike Myers was sued by Universal Pictures for $3.8 million for backing out of a contract for a feature film. Myers said he refused to honour the $20 million contract because he did not want to cheat moviegoers with his poorly written script.

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78eWp TIL the earliest known reference to a red carpet is from 458 BC, in an Ancient Greek play. After defeating Troy, the king Agamemnon is welcomed home w/ a carpet of crimson tapestries & silk. He's uncomfortable with it, since to him, only gods walk on such luxury, while mortals should be more humble
d89W8 TIL that according to legend that many used to believe was fact, the founder and first King of Britain was Brutus of Troy, a descendant of a hero from the Trojan War, and he also founded Troia Nova or New Troy in what is today London. He was also supposedly the ancestor of King Arthur.
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M7o6B TIL While MTV has filmed over 101 Unplugged performances, fewer than 30 of them have been released as albums.
neKmW TIL Cinderella Castle at Tokyo Disneyland was once home to the Cinderella Castle Mystery Tour, an attraction involving encounters with classic Disney villains. This featured a finale with The Horned King from The Black Cauldron, making it one of the only uses of that movie in Disney Parks.