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VMlRB TIL E.T. was originally written as a horror movie in which aliens kill others simply by the touch of a long, bony finger. Spielberg changed his mind and decided to make it a family-friendly film and later repurposed the horror concept for "Poltergiest".
6p4w TIl that due to the Earth rotational bulge, the highest point on Earth is not Mt. Everest, but Chimborazo, Ecuador
E14Yd TIL that Jim Adkins of Jimmy Eat World was sent an email from a high school girl who talked about how she didn’t quite fit in with others, wasn’t part of any social groups, and felt like she was stuck in “the middle”....so he wrote a song about her.
QJGYe TIL Beauty and the Beast was written in 1740 as a critique of the forced marriages between 13-15 yr old girls to adult men common at the time. Later versions shifted the emphasis to teach young girls "good manners and how to deal with the idea of marrying young and being in an arranged marriage."
9Lr6 TIL In the ’60s, Australia lost a prime minister and could not find him. He disappeared and was never found.