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TIL In 2024 Sally Field revealed that on the set of Ms. Doubtfire in 1993, Robin Williams changed the filming order so she could leave set after her father died. She said he was very intuitive and sensitive.

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NX0OE TIL People who work with cockroaches often develop an allergic reaction to the insects and at the same time develop an allergic reaction to pre-ground coffee from the insects which also get ground with the beans at the factory.
ZpmbQ TIL the 1964 song “Beans in my ears” was banned from radio play in several cities because of a sudden spike in doctor’s reports of children putting…beans in their ears
b6oyE TIL Chevron operates a couple of gas stations under the name "Standard" since they own the trademark for Standard Oil and they have to use it
6EDKm TIL That Muay Thai fighters would deaden the nerves in their shins, and train so that their shins would be rock hard with no feelings while fighting.
e0wYJ TIL actor/voice actor that voiced Skeletor, Alan Oppenheimer, has voiced many characters including Mighty Mouse, Falcor from The Neverending Story, and Thundarr the Barbarian. He's also related to Robert Oppenheimer, the father of the nuclear bomb.