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TIL that Harvard tried to incorpate MIT.

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M7wGb TIL That Star Trekkin', a parody song released in 1987, ending up charting in many countries and number one in the UK for two weeks
v1rND TIL the most money ever paid for a screenplay was the script to the quickly forgotten 2006 Denzel Washington sci-fi thriller "Deja Vu". Terry Rossio and Bill Masilii sold the script for $5 million to Touchstone Pictures. The record price hasn't been broken yet by another screenplay as of 2021.
VBnZp TIL the term "teamster", which is used today to describe truck drivers, was originally used described a person who drove team of oxen or horses, which were the trucks of their day.
gAB7 TIL there is a spider that weighs as much as a small puppy, has hardened claws, and sports two-inch fangs.
KrbJ TIL when Harvey Weinstein wanted to edit Princess Mononoke to make it more marketable its director, Miyazaki, sent Weinstein a katana with a message stating “No cuts.”