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TIL the cast of Starship Troopers agreed to do the co-ed shower scene only if director Paul Verhoeven agreed to direct the scene naked, which he did.

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l7WZK TIL that Romania has an actual tool called a "tesla"! In Romania, a tesla is a traditional woodworking tool similar to an adze, used for shaping wood. But more interestingly, there's a Romanian saying: "a-ți da cu tesla în coaie", which literally means "to hit yourself in the balls with a tesla."
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