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TIL 3 out of the 5 tallest statues in the world are of Buddha

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wMp6 TIL Sylvester Stallone hated the first 3.5 hour cut of “Rambo: First Blood Part I” so much, that it made him and his agent sick. He wanted to buy the movie and destroy it thinking it was a career killer. Ultimately, a heavily re-edited 93 minute cut was sent for theatrical release.
YpBRd TIL Fred Astaire’s last on-screen dance was as an alien prince on Battlestar Galactica at the age of 80 because his grandchildren watched it
M7BDb TIL the lead singer of Toto (famous for the hit song "Africa") is the son of famous movie score composer John Williams ("Indiana Jones", "Star Wars", "ET", "Jaws", "Jurassic Park")
7DXM TIL A civilian guard was first posted at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in 1925 in part to stop families from picnicking on the flat marble slab with views of the city. A military guard was first posted in 1926.
R7Mn6 It might look pretty but Jupiter’s Great Red Spot could literally tear the skin from bone.