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TIL Marlon Brando’s final film was a movie called “Big Bug Man”. The animated film, co-starring Brendan Fraser, still has not been released and likely never will be.

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GYJgg TIL Matthew Broderick and John Cusack both passed on the role of Walter White in Breaking Bad. (The network executives didn't want Bryan Cranston until seeing his X-Files episode)
wLoKM TIL Mumbai's commuter rail system can get so crowded that trains can reach 14-16 people standing per square meter. On average, 2000 people die annually on the rail network.
v1DbK TIL that Crossroads, the first ever Kazakh soap opera (1996-2000), was funded by the British government in order to promote capitalism, was modeled on 'EastEnders' and became wildly popular across Central Asia
DQM9J TIL that in the 1960 Massachusetts Democratic primary, six different candidates named "John Kennedy" were on the ballot for various offices, not counting the future president.
lMRG TIL that the word “junkie” originates from the 1920’s when drug addicts stole scrap metal to fund their addiction.