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TIL hat Richard Pryor's off-screen drug issues cost both him and Gene Wilder a major success. They were originally set to star as the leads in Trading Places

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vPVWB TIL that a higher fibre diet mimics GLP-1 agonists and reduces food consumption
JYv9V TIL While the film "Entebbe", which was about an airliner hijacking, was being filmed at Malta International Airport, Afriqiyah Airways Flight 209, an actual hijacked flight, landed at the airport. Scenes from the hostages exiting the Afriqiyah plane were filmed, edited and inserted into the movie.
1ab8X TIL Randy and Linda Guijarro were at an antique shop and Randy came across a shoebox of old tintype photographs. One of the photos he selected out of the box is believed to be just the second known photography of Billy The Kid. Randy paid $2 for the photo, but is now appraised at $5 million.
P1Yan TIL that one of the discoveries proving plate tectonics were a thing, was figured out because of magnets the US ships were using to detect submarines.
roBx TIL Marvel pays Stan Lee $1 million per year for life