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TIL John Cryer was the original choice to play the role of Chandler Bing in FRIENDS.

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nm9W TIL the spikes at the end of a dinosaur’s tail is called the thagomizer, a term coined by Gary Larson in a 1982 Far Side comic.
yQV8 TIL that the USSR and the USA were originally in talks to jointly go into space together during the Cold War. The USSR almost accepted but then President Kennedy was assassinated and the Soviets didnt trust Vice President Johnson, so the plan fell through.
e0MBg TIL During the past two years, at least five bills relating to the country’s shark fin trade have been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate. All five died before becoming laws, leaving the fate of sharks in the U.S. uncertain.
Jlkv TIL Walt Disney had to fight to get Snow White made . His brother and business partner Roy Disney and his wife Lillian attempted to talk him out of it, and the movie industry referred to it as “Disney’s Folly” while it was in production. He had to mortgage his house to help finance the film
a8rlJ TIL the median pay for dental hygienists in the U.S. was $77,810 per year as of 2021 (for a job that requires just a two-year degree)