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TIL before R.L. Stine published his award winning children’s book series “Goosebumps” He was contracted to write “Spaceballs: The Book”

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AJOo TIL that the New York Times published a crossword in 1996, during the Presidential election, which seemed impossible to answer. The clue for 39 Across was: “Lead story in tomorrow’s newspaper” but both the answers “ClintonElected” or “BobDoleElected” could have fit.
kJ8v4 TIL that you can buy a room on a cruise ship and live on it. You pay a yearly fee and all amenities are provided like normal cruise ships.
mLRR TIL Free Willy died a year after being released into the wild
VBELp TIL that a mild fever can actually be helpful - it’s your body’s way of trying to kill the virus/bacteria that’s infecting you by heat
QkKL TIL Dune the movie was initially set to star Salvador Dali, Orson Wells, Gloria Swanson, David Carradine, Geraldine Chaplin, Alain Delon and Mick Jagger with art by H.R. Giger, a soundtrack from Pink Floyd and David Jodorowski as director.It would have been 14 hours long.