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TIL that when things didn't go well for film directors (for a variety of reasons) they could choose to "disown" the project and simply dump the credit onto a fictional director named "Alan Smithee". "Alan Smithee" currently has over two dozen projects attached to his name on IMDb.

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MeZvW TIL that J. Robert Oppenheimer, inventor of the atomic bomb, tried to poison his tutor in college using an apple doused with toxic chemicals
loZM5 TIL Rock band Bring Me The Horizon got their name from the first Pirates of the Caribbean movie when Captain Jack Sparrow said, "Now, bring me that horizon."
woOM1 TIL Jackie Robinson was a four sport star at UCLA, playing on multiple integrated teams. Including on an undefeated football team. Later, he also served in WWII, where he was court martialed for not moving to the back of the bus when ordered.
ANGX4 TIL that in the state of Minnesota Supreme Court justices are forced to retire once they reach 70 years old.
PYgwG TIL James Doohan(Soctty from Star Trek) killed 2 snipers on Juno Beach on D-Day.