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TIL there is an Iraqi version of “Punk’d” where they plant fake bombs in celebrity’s cars.

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eGE5 TIL that the Chinese city of Guangzhou had no subway whatsoever 20 years ago. Today, its subway system has 186 stations and is 191 miles/307 km long. It is today the world’s fourth busiest metro system, beating New York’s, London’s, Moscow’s and Paris’ in terms of ridership.
W6nX TIL The last words from the Challenger Space Shuttle before it exploded were “Uh oh.”
vPBEK TIL, the original “Night Of The Living Dead” from 1968, has been in the public domain since its release, due to an editing error in the credits. Because of this, hundreds of VHS/DVD versions of the film exist. Anybody can package and sell it. It’s also commonly in the background of other movies
R7jQ TIL Waylon Jennings gave up his seat on the plane that crashed and killed Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valenas and J.P. Richardson. He jokingly told Holly before the flight “I hope your ol’ plane crashes”
9Yder TIL the 2004 film "50 First Dates" was supposed to be set in Seattle, but Adam Sandler himself switched the story to Hawaii. "You don't see many movies [set] there....And it is such a spectacularly beautiful place for a romantic comedy."