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TIL The Simpsons writer/producer Mike Reiss insists The Itchy & Scratchy Show is based on Herman and Katnip, which he calls a "cheap, ultra-violent knockoff" of Tom and Jerry. Director David Silverman supports this, stating Herman and Katnip "is hilarious because it's just bad."

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KYmeJ TIL Western Union was involved in the recovery of bodies after the Titanic sank. The CS Minia, a cable laying ship owned by Western Union was one of 4 ships sent to recover the dead.
BmjK TIL that when asked about his thoughts on Ben Affleck playing Batman, George Clooney responded by saying “I am the least qualified person to comment on anyone playing the role of Batman since I so terribly destroyed the part.”
b6Vg4 TIL that Despite being the highest-grossing movie of 1963, Cleopatra (Elizabeth Taylor) nearly bankrupted 20th Century Fox and forced the studio to sell 300 acres of its backlot, which became modern-day Century City (in Los Angeles, California).
N7L0J TIL more of the USS Nimitz UFO incident that the Pentagon declassified. The UFO hit speeds of 42,000 MPH and left the pilots "pretty weirded out". It also appears to show similarities to a second incident in 2014 with the USS Theodore Roosevelt.
b9kEp TIL that Hugh Laurie struggles with severe clinical depression. He first became aware of it when he saw two cars collide and explode in a demolition derby and felt bored rather than excited or frightened. As he said: “boredom is not an appropriate response to exploding cars".