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TIL The difference between “Who” and “Whom” is the difference between “he” and “him” in the answer.

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v1KQ7 TIL: On Full House Bob Saget, John Stamos & Dave Coulier often got in trouble for "adult humor" in front of their child co-stars and got busted doing whip its off screen with 15 cans of Redi Whip while impatiently waiting for the girls to finish shooting a scene.
wLLGE TIL Furbies are not allowed into classified areas.
oBJko TIL that playing Taps at military funerals started with a Union soldier’s funeral held too close to the enemy to risk a traditional gun salute giving away their position. They played Taps to give a quieter salute. It was also named Taps because the bugle melody was often followed by three drum taps.
woDPM TIL that the iconic scene in Lord of the Rings: Return of the King where King Theoden rode down the line of Rohirrim striking their spears with his sword was improvised by Bernard Hill. He pitched the idea to Peter Jackson and had to learn to ride a horse authentically to do the scene correctly.
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