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TIL Roger Ebert’s Superbad review was simply headlined “McLovin It.” He gave it 3.5/4 stars, comparing it to Animal House but calling it “more mature, as all movies are.”

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QN0Pd TIL George Clooney sent the original Ocean's 11 script to Julia Roberts with a $20 bill on it, writing, "I hear you get 20 a picture now." He was referring to Roberts' per-movie rate of $20 million at the time. Roberts was amused with the joke and signed on to star.
rAy0 TIL that Winston Churchill, after being told that he could not drink in front of Saudi King due to the King’s religious beliefs, said “my religion prescribed an absolute sacred rite smoking cigars and drinking alcohol before, after, and if need be during all meals and the intervals between them.”
dEQK TIL the original VW Beetle operated it’s windshield washers by using air pressure from the spare tire. The spare was purposely overinflated to accommodate this function.
7J4b TIL that in winter 2010,terrorists tried to wander in Moscow wearing suicide belts with cellphones wired to their belts. When someone texts, the bomb detonates. An hour before the attack was supposed to be carried, one of the bombers received an automated text thus killing her and failing the plan.
yVV7v TIL that the reason chips bags are half empty is because it is package with nitrogen gas to protect it from damage during transit