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TIL the studio behind the movie Se7en proposed a sequel called "Ei8ht" where a suddenly psychic Morgan Freeman chases an also psychic serial killer. The idea was dropped after director David Fincher replied, "I would be less interested in that than I would in having cigarettes put out in my eyes."

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Lkndv TIL Texas didn’t have safety regulations on natural gas until after a school blew up and killed hundreds of children. Nobody was held accountable, but they passed strict regulations afterwards. It was so bad that even Hitler sent a letter of condolence.
7EBb TIL that during the filming of “Predator” in 1987 the studio’s insurance company would not agree to insure the production unless a body guard was hired to follow Sonny Landham (Billy) around. The body guard’s sole purpose was not to protect Sonny, but to protect other people from Sonny.
oGkR TIL that Jedi is the second largest religion in New Zealand
kJ8ZW TIL that the movie "The Last Time I Saw Paris" accidentally entered the public domain 10 years early because its copyright notice used Roman numerals improperly: it came out in 1954 (MCMLIV), but there was an extra X in the notice, so it was mistakenly assumed that it came out in 1944 (MCMXLIV).
b6rR0 TIL Actor Steve Cochran died on his boat AND left three women unable to navigate it for 10 days with his decaying body.