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TIL Robert Rodriguez started receiving phone calls at random hours of the day from Danny Trejo, trying to convince him to make the Machete film. Robert asked why Danny can’t just send a text message instead of constantly calling, to which Trejo replied: “Machete don’t text.”

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AAGn TIL prior to season 8 of South Park, Chef is always seen facing the front, even when exiting scenes. This is because for 7 years South Park never drew a side view of Chef.
N7D9N TIL in 1992, a SEAL team performing reconnaissance for the Somalia invasion was ambushed by over 400 journalists camped out on the Mogadishu coastline. Lights from the flashing cameras nearly caused a devastating wave of supressing fire from Navy vessels.
R7NMa TIL that Michelin goes to huge lengths to keep the Inspectors (who give out stars to restaurants) anonymous. Many of the top people have never met an inspector; inspectors themselves are advised not to tell what they do. They have even refused to allow its inspectors to speak to journalists.
lOEG TIL a gamer once complained on the Runic Games forums that a specific camera effect made a game unplayable for her due to a rare eye condition. Mere hours later, and early on a Sunday morning, the developers released a patch that added a user toggle for the effect
NXveE TIL on a beach in 2004 10-yr-old Tilly Smith recognized the signs in the ocean that a tsunami was minutes away because she had studied it 2 weeks before in school. She told a hotel chef who recognized the word tsunami & helped evacuate the area. Her actions are believed to have saved about 100 lives