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TIL the world record distance for walking barefoot over Lego is 8.9km, held by Sonny Molina

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DWZD TIL the world’s oldest paycheck- dating back 5,000 years in Mesopotamia- shows that workers were paid in beer.
6EQOZ TIL James Cameron almost directed the original "Jurassic Park", ultimately losing the rights to Steven Spielberg by a matter of hours. Cameron's version would have been darker, like "Aliens with dinosaurs," but after seeing the film he decided that Spielberg was the correct choice to direct.
891b TIL Salma Hayek as a young teen went to a church that was supposed to perform miracles, and wished for breasts.
RBnl TIL to pay for his film Clerks, Kevin Smith sold most of his comic book collection, maxed out several credit cards, used some of the funds for his college education, spent insurance money awarded for a car he lost in a flood, and worked in the convenience store used in the film.
YpbnP TIL Philips has a record label subsidiary. One artist that it produced for was Elton John’s singles from 1968 to 1970. Another artist was The Singing Nun’s “Dominique” which played frequently in the US anthology series “American Horror Story: Asylum”.