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TIL that HBO’s iconic “Band of Brothers” premiered two days before 9/11. When the attacks occurred, HBO stopped all marketing for the show, and by the end of the series it had half the viewers it started with. It won six Emmys, a Golden Globe, and was awarded a Peabody.

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grlp8 TIL that the entire cast of Alien, including Sigourney Weaver, was originally selected based on genderless last names. The best person was then chosen for each character, and a first name was assigned to them.
OLVL TIL A 17 year old high school football player who was black had a relationship with a 32 year old white crackhead prostitute in rural North Carolina. He was found hanging from a swing set, in a trailer park, in shoes he did not own, that did not fit, and it was ruled a suicide.
LQXP0 TIL that the relationship between Jimmy and Charles McGill on Better Call Saul was inspired by prolific cartoonist Robert Crumb’s relationship with his older brother, also called Charles, who became a shut-in due to mental illness. Like Jimmy, Robert’s career was inspired by his brother’s.
XEyx6 TIL: Dora the Explorer is hugely popular in India and used to teach local languages instead of Spanish.
GbBJ TIL - in 1968, Billy Joel looped some random cables around his shoulder, put on a fake Bristish accent, and pretended to be Jimi Hendrix’s roadie to sneak into a concert. He wound up being convincing enough to actually be put to work as a stagehand during the show.