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TIL, Companies are mining landfills because they are incredible rich in minerals. More so than found in nature.

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W7aJ8 TIL that voiceovers in movie trailers became rare in 2008 after the man who did the voiceovers, Don LaFontaine, died.
De5P TIL that when the scene Kevin Smith wrote for “Live free or Die Hard” was initially rejected, Bruce Willis defended the scene by telling one of the higher ups…“Whose your second choice to play John McClane”?
VBOAD TIL William Patrick Hitler, Adolf Hitler's nephew, fought against him in World War II. Despite being a direct relative, William attempted to blackmail Hitler, failing to do so. In retaliation, he enlisted in the US Navy, later changing his name to Stuart-Houston to distance himself from his past.
GQXJ TIL there was a Chrono Trigger 3D/HD Remake in the works up until 2004 when SquareEnix issued a cease and desist letter to the company making the game.
8oVV TIL of a black New York pastor in 1947 who decided to travel to Alabama in a turban and with a fake accent, posing as a foreign dignitary. His disguise allowed him in white-only areas, and he was treated with little discrimination.