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TIL That the "Akira Slide" is the most imitated scene from any movie/tv50 show and has been referenced in over 250 pieces of media.

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rNdN0 TIL the word Pope comes from the Greek word πάπας (papas), best translated into English as "daddy"
OW67 TIL James Cameron pitched the sequel to Alien by writing the title on a chalkboard, adding an “s”, then turning it into a dollar sign spelling “Alien$”. The project received $18 million dollars.
Pl0e TIL: In the 1950’s you could walk into a pet store, buy a monkey, kill it, shave it, dupe the media into believing it was an alien and only get fined $10.00.
5Y4AR TIL about Mudanjiang City Mega Farm, the biggest dairy farm in the world built in china to supply Russia needs of milk.
8ao94 Today I learned that George Jetson was born in 2022. Welcome to the future.