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TIL that the Starship Enterprise uses barcode scanners as controls.

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w0rW TIL that Liam Neeson turned down the role of James Bond because his wife-to-be said she wouldn’t marry him if he took it
J18pv TIL that since 2010, Rotten Tomatoes has been owned by Flixster, which was in turn acquired by Warner Bros. in 2011.
OYZ6 TIL that Will Smith owed $2.8 Million to the IRS and almost went bankrupt, just before he signed the contract for The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air
xaXo TIL there was a British man who made millions selling $5 potato peelers on the streets in NYC for 16 years. He died the day after he was granted U.S. citizenship.
Oo6Je TIL that Kung Fu, which is symbolic with China, actually originated in India in 1st millennium AD and it was introduced in China by the Buddhist monks who travelled there from India.