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nWgvd TIL that a 29-year-old J. J. Abrams did uncredited work with Steven Spielberg on the script for 'Casper' (1995), with Spielberg making the movie "one night at a time...there was a script, but they ended up basically improvising every night over dinner, and the next day, they'd film it".
0Qov TIL Schools in Japan don’t employ custodial staff, because they believe students should respect their learning environment and keep it clean themselves
VMXN8 TIL in the popcorn industry, two shapes of kernels are commercially important. "Butterfly" kernels are light and fluffy, their many appendages absorbing butter and salt well. "Mushroom" kernels are typically much sturdier then the butterfly ones, and are often used in making confectionery popcorn.
8aeMX TIL Pinball was banned beginning in the early 1940s until 1976 in New York City. New York mayor Fiorello La Guardia was responsible for the ban, believing that it robbed school children of their hard earned nickels and dimes.
yoZJ TIL Bill Murray dropped out of Pre-Med because he was arrested for marijuana possession. He then proceeded to join the National Lampoon Radio Hour with Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi.