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TIL the Taliban arrested thousands of men for having Leonardo Dicaprio-style haircuts after “Titanic fever” swept Afghanistan

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vxx TIL That Keanu Reeves deferred his salary for The Devil’s Advocate to ensure the budget could afford Al Pacino for his role in the movie. He did it again for The Replacements to get Gene Hackman.
a8NJ9 TIL that Toy Story was the first entirely computer-animated feature film
0drmp TIL Elton John's moving song "Someone Saved My Life Tonight" was written as a tribute to a friend who talked him out of suicide and helped him come to terms with his homosexuality. The friend was musician Long John Baldry more well known nowadays for voicing Dr. Robotnik in the 90s Sonic cartoon.
g9dL TIL the American government can classify your invention as “born secret” and keep it from the public
x6Nd5 TIL that Ferrari's iconic red color, 'Rosso Corsa', was originally mandated by racing regulations. In the early days of motorsport, international racing organizations assigned specific colors to represent different countries, Italy was given red.