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TIL "Mickey Mouse in Vietnam", an underground cartoon short depicting Mickey Mouse being killed during the Vietnam War, was directed by Whitney Lee Savage, father of the Mythbuster Adam Savage.

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Lk9wP TIL that Heath Ledger initially did not take any of his roles seriously until he watched some of his films and realized that he would not want to see any of them. This inspired him to be more cautious in his choices, and he actually met with Nolan about playing Batman before being cast as the Joker.
R5Ljw TIL in an Indian action film KGF: Chapter 1, the actor who played the villain, Ramachandra Raju, was originally a bodyguard of Yash, the star playing the hero. He garnered acclaim for his portrayal of the villain.
aPNo TIL: Chris Hadfield says every astronaut on the International Space Station has deposited urine on the right rear tire of the vehicle taking them to the rocket, as a tribute to Yuri Gagarin doing the same on his first trip into space.
PyMO TIL that on the set of the Wizard of Oz, the actors playing the Scarecrow, Tin Man, the Cowardly Lion, and the Wizard resented being “upstaged” by a woman and refused to even talk to Judy Garland between takes. The only friend Garland made on set was Margaret Hamilton, who played the Wicked Witch.
0wkbp TIL that the domain name ".tv" is the domain representing the country of Tuvalu. In 1998, Tuvalu signed a contract for the exclusive marketing rights for the domain name, allowing it to finally raise enough money to join the United Nations.