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

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oRVyr TIL the raising of the American Flag on Iwo Jima was not a planned thing, and was also makeshift. They used a drain pipe that the Japanese used to catch rain water in trenches. This was also the first time an American Flag was raised on Japanese soil in WW2.
oBNEA TIL hand soap doesn't actually kill the germs. Instead, it weakens the structure they're holding onto you so that you can wash them right off.
VM7VQ TIL the Gin Blossoms co-founder eventually killed himself after being kicked out of the band shortly before their rise to popularity from the songs he wrote.
VXO0 TIL the Iraq war was basically started on the word of one guy, who was later revealed to have lied about the whole thing
PYOAG TIL that the 2007 Will Smith movie "I Am Legend" included as an Easter Egg a poster for "Batman vs Superman" a movie that came out nine years later