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TIL George Lucas and Steven Spielberg originally wanted The Land Before Time to have no dialogue.

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epme4 TIL a Wisconsin man has eaten over 30,000 Big Mac hamburgers over 46 years, averaging 2 per day. He has only missed eight days in those 46 years, including when his mother died as she requested he forgo the burger in her memory.
knP4 TIL that Joseph Medicine Crow became the last Plains Indian war chief ever after completing all four required tasks while fighting in Europe during World War II. These included touching an enemy soldier, stealing his weapon, leading a successful war party, and stealing an enemy’s horse.
gMZL7 Today I learned the "Tanks" got their name because the British during WW1 were trying to keep the new weapons a secret and hid them in crates marked "tanks", telling people that they were just water tanks that were being delivered.
8eNmZ TIL Jack Nicholson found out that his "sister" was in fact his mother during production of "China Town". This is also an occurring plot line in the movie.
QJDbp TIL that people used to make clothes from asbestos. These garments were fireproof and people cleaned them by burning off the stains.