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TIL The Asylum, creators of “mockbusters” such as Sharknado, Titanic II, Mega Shark Versus Mecha Shark and Transmorphers have never lost money on a film

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JYZkv TIL - Disney auditioned cars for the role of Herbie in the 1968 Love Bug film. Disney set up a casting call for cars, including Toyotas, a TVR, Volvos, an MG and a pearl white Volkswagen Beetle. The Beetle was chosen as it was the only one that elicited the crew to reach out and pet it.
M5Na Today I learned that Activision, the company behind the Call of Duty series, runs an endowment dedicated to finding employment opportunities and jobs training for veterans. The Call of Duty Endowment claims to helped place over 25,000 vets in well paying jobs since 2009.
GkBg TIL Ron L. Hubbard awarded himself his PhD because he owned the university from which he graduated.
M7j7W TIL about Timothy Clark Smith, who, due to taphophobia (fear of being buried alive) is famous for having a grave with a window and being buried with a bell on his hand.
oRZDK TIL Robert Wardhaugh, a dungeon master for D&D has the longest, continuously running Dungeons and Dragons campaign at 40 years, since 1982. Over 500 characters have come and gone, 50 dynasties, and a collection of over 30,000 hand painted miniatures and landscapes at his disposal.