Post * 85V8 — Curious Curator

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TIL In order to ease the pain in his throat from voicing Gollum, Andy Serkis would drink “Gollum Juice”, a mixture of honey, lemon and ginger.

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LkLNQ TIL in 1996 Marvel and DC comics created Amalgam Comics, which was the literal fusion of their two universes together, merging their characters into new ones, such as Darkclaw (Batman/Wolverine), Super Soldier (Superman/Captain America), and Iron Lantern (Green Lantern/Iron Man).

gMEPy TIL the smaller chunks that break off of icebergs are officially called "bergy bits"

P1QQe TIL the original theme song for Gilligan's Island wasn't a sea shanty, but a calypso theme written by John Williams.

neRob TIL on Christmas Day 1914, British and German troops spontaneously decided on a truce during which they “shared cigars, good cheer, chocolate and, in more than one place, a game of soccer”.

DaLD TIL ‘Mortal Kombat’ was originally designed as a Jean-Claude van Damme fighting game. When he wasn’t able to commit his likeness, his character was changed by the designers to 'Johnny Cage’ and the MK franchise was born.