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TIL that the kid who John Travolta accidentally shoots in Pulp Fiction is also the voice of Hermes from Futurama.

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D1mAr TIL the game Bravely Default, an ultra-traditional jrpg released in 2012, was so successful globally, Square Enix had to reconsider their strategy of game making, as they were planning to only make action-focused, real-time based games to appeal the western audience.
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