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TIL When Michael Jackson was 21, he wrote a personal note promising to re-invent himself as the greatest entertainer of all time.

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nWVMb TIL Steven Spielberg was not present for the shooting of the final scene in Jaws because he thought the film crew was going to throw him in the water once the shoot ended. Since then, it has become a tradition for him to be absent when the final scene of one of his films is being shot.
j6RXp TIL the Pillsbury Doughboy has a family including his wife, Poppie Fresh, their kids, Popper and Bun-Bun, Flapjack, the family dog, and Biscuit, the cat. Pillsbury sold them as dolls and various playsets in the 1970s
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7rVXM TIL that the decision to remove Alexander Hamilton from the ten-dollar bill was reversed due to the popularity of the musical, Hamilton.
166wX TIL that actor Antonio Banderas cannot pronounce the word "animals" and must have it swapped for another word whenever it appears in his lines.