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TIL in Michael Crichton’s novel “Jurassic Park,” John Hammond states that the pre-recorded park tour is narrated by Richard Kiley, who later played the same role in the film, marking perhaps the first time that a celebrity named as a book character was later cast as him/herself in a film adaptation.

6EK4Q TIL that Suzy Favor Hamilton, multiple time US champion and Olympic competitor in running, later worked as an escort prostitute, due to misdiagnosed bipolar disorder. After this was publicised, an award for Female Athlete of the Year named in her honour was renamed, and she lost her Nike sponsorship
R7E74 TIL that the song 'Who let the dogs out?' sparked a bidding war between Nickelodeon and Disney. Disney wanted it to be in the movie 101 Dalmatians, and Nickelodeon wanted it to be in Rugrats in Paris. In the end, Nickelodeon offered the band their own concert special, and paid the cost of the video
yO1w TIL that some people are ‘chimeras’, and are made up of the DNA of fraternal twins who fused to make one person.
yVVDM TIL that Elvis actually was supposed to be born with a twin who died at stillbirth. This then contributed to why his mom was so overprotective of him growing up. Long live the King.
rpQ0 TIL that the Battle of the Persian Gate was an almost exact role reversal of the Battle of Thermopylae. A small group of perhaps 300 Persians held Alexander’s army at a checkpoint. After killing legions of Alexander’s men, they were ultimately surrounded and slaughtered.