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nBE7 TIL The fake prop money used in Rush Hour 2 was too accurate. After extras tried to spend what was left lying around after the climax was filmed, the Secret Service raided and seized $100 million in fake bills from the prop maker and accused them of counterfeiting.
oE47 TIL Guam, 15 hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time, has correctly chosen the winner of every presidential election since 1980 (except for in 1996, when a typhoon hit Guam). However, votes from Guam don’t count, as the island has no representation in the Electoral College.
VMXnZ TIL George Lucas hated the Star Wars Holiday Special so much he said, "If I had the time and a sledgehammer, I would track down every copy of that show and smash it."
d8AAK TIL that in 1969, the University of Washington broke up a student protest by having some farmers "accidentally" release angry bees.
Jxak TIL that an English inventor named Maurice Ward (1933-2011) invented a thermal shielding material called Starlite which was able to withstand extreme heat (10000 degrees C), but never revealed its composition in fear of reverse engineering and losing control of rights to the material.