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TIL that Coyote Ugly is based on true experiences. IRL, Piper Perabo's character grows up to be the Eat, Pray, Love lady. Depressing.

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PY0OL TIL while recording the original Simpsons "Treehouse of Horror", James Earl Jones chewed on a cookie close to his microphone in order to get the alien drooling sounds just right for Alien Chief Serak.
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