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TIL that during the production of Superman(1978), Gene Hackman was reluctant to shave his moustache, only acquiescing when Richard Donner promised to do the same. After getting it shaved, Hackman went to Donner to fulfil his end of the bargain. Donner responded by tearing off his fake moustache.

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b98ap TIL that lemons contain more sugar than strawberries. On average, a lemon contains 70% of sugar while a strawberry contains only 40% of sugar. The citric acid (3-6%) dominate the saccharine levels in lemons, resulting in the sour taste and tanginess.
QNGkL TIL Beatle historians consider their infamous "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" to be the song that broke them up, as it showed that a Lennon-McCartney song was always picked to be recorded over a George Harrison song, no matter the quality of the Harrison song
PY8oV TIL that researchers were puzzled after a $2,700 Cellular Bill was Racked up on SIM Card Attached to a Stork
YpxDd TIL diet soda triggers an insulin response just like regular soda and may cause weight gain and increase risk of type 2 diabetes
78GWp TIL that adding cheese to hamburgers became popular in 1920. Lionel Sternberger is reputed to have introduced the cheeseburger while working as a fry cook at his father's Pasadena, California sandwich shop and "experimentally dropped a slab of American cheese on a sizzling hamburger.