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TIL Keanu Reeves' John Wick salary was the same as his character's bounty; $2 million

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awPoy TIL that during 1944 Harry S. Truman wasn't the original VP candidate. Henry A. Wallace, FDR's VP from 1940, was up for reelection in 1944 and was progressive but conservative leaders of the DNC were concerned for FDR's health and realized that the VP would replace FDR so they replaced him w/ Truman
4XO7N TIL that both E.T. and Poltergeist were developed from a single unproduced movie called 'Night Skies'
4XDmN TIL While being in exclusivity arrangement with Argonaut studios, Nintendo rejected 2 games by Argonaut (Yoshi 3D game prototype and Starfox 2) then made Mario 64 and Starfox 64 based on those games ideas and code without giving credit or a penny to Argonaut, then ended all agreements with them.
dnwE TIL the Surgeon General of the United States is, by law, a 3-star vice admiral and wears a uniform similar to those from the US Navy.
OGMML TIL that cats have blood types, and there is a cat type B blood shortage! Please ask your vet about your cat's blood type + ask about signing your cat up for donation!