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TIL that Rick Moranis was the first choice to play Ace Ventura

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VMMyk Short answer: Password1 is pretty bad
07Oy TIL British empire, “the empire on which the sun never sets”, was the largest empire in history. By 1922 it held sway over about 458 million people, one-fifth of the world’s population at the time. The empire covered more than 13,012,000 sq mi, almost a quarter of the Earth’s total land area.
woOZ8 TIL that Waldo, the vocalist of the US death metal band "Hatebeak", is a gray parrot, who learned to make grim, deathly squawks to accompany the music of his human bandmates. Waldo does not travel to play concerts. His most recent full record was "The Number of the Beak".
Eg4Rw TIL that as of 2009, ring announcer Michael Buffer's famous trademarked catchphrase, "Let's get ready to rumble!", has generated $400 million in revenue from licensing.
gMnxD TIL Murphy’s Irish Stout, Brewed in Cork, Ireland, had a 60 second anime advert produced by the creators of Ghost in the shell In 1997. It was the first anime advert shown in Ireland and the UK and shows six Samurais racing to make “Last orders” at a pub.