› added 5 years ago

545

TIL that a number of models who have portrayed the Marlboro Man have died of smoking-related diseases

Read more theguardian.com

via reddit.com

lkaA TIL that The Lego Movie nailed down so much details to the point they rendered finger-smudge marks and wear and tear that the piece would probably suffer.
JYeBv TIL apples underwent DNA testing and it was discovered that they are actually native to Kazakhstan. The common ancestor of modern apples still grows there.
BaJy TIL Pixar has created a completely functional website for the fake college Monsters University for the promotion of their upcoming film, Monsters University; complete with admissions info, majors, etc.
P4jG TIL actor Peter Butterworth was a POW who took part in the actual “Great Escape,” but was rejected for the film for not looking “convincingly heroic or athletic.”
RV49 TIL flying has become so safe that you could fly every day for an average of 123,000 years before being in a fatal crash.