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TIL During the casting of Kung Fu Hustle, Yuen Qiu who did not audition, was spotted, during her friend’s screen test smoking a cigarette with a sarcastic expression on her face, which won Yeun the part of The Landlady Of Pig Sty Alley.

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oMxR TIL there is broad scientific consensus that food on the market derived from GM crops poses no greater risk than conventional food. No reports of ill effects have been proven in the human population from ingesting GM food
DEVY TIL Mountain Dew was created to be used as a mixer for Whiskey and the name was slang for Moonshine!
oolY TIL An American magician in the 1900’s acted as a Chinese man for his show and never broke character in public, even using a translator when speaking to journalists. he died on stage after a trick went wrong, his last words were “Oh my God. Something’s happened. Lower the curtain.”
16nVW TIL that the 3rd largest coral reef in the world is in Biscayne National Park, which is unique for being 95% underwater.
a87Ey TIL Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States, despite being 6'4", had a voice that was described as “a thin tenor, or rather falsetto, voice, almost as high-pitched as a boatswain's whistle.”