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TIL Die Hard was based on the book, "Nothing Lasts Forever." John McClane's original name was Joseph Leland. Furthermore, the first book in the series was made into a film as well, with the lead played by Frank Sinatra, titled, "The Detective", in 1968.

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xVbAb TIL There are hardly any publishing houses devoted to African languages while prizes given to promote African literature have the condition that the writers don’t write in African languages. South Africa is one of the few countries where publishers are committed to publishing African languages
nE6B TIL There are cults in the South Pacific that believe if they paint USA on their chest and make wooden guns, that god will rain cargo from the skies
7adL TIL - Most of the smoke billowing up from a space shuttle launch is not exhaust. It is water vapor from the pool of water under the shuttle designed to absorb the acoustic shock waves that could otherwise tear the shuttle apart.
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