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TIL while filming a scene in Seven where he's chasing John Doe in the rain, Brad Pitt fell & his arm went thru a car windshield, requiring surgery. This was written into the script to explain Pitt's cast. Coincidentally, the original script did call for Pitt to be injured in the scene (differently).

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D6rg TIL that a failed coup lead by pilots of King’s Hassan II of Morocco attacked his Boeing 727 jetliner using four Northrop F-5 jets. Damaging the fuselage, the king himself grabbed the radio and shouted “Stop firing! The tyrant is dead!” Fooling the rebel pilots to break off their attack.
wnN7 TIL George Clooney once said that he’d trade lives with Richard Branson if he could. Branson’s wife instantly responded: “Done!”
7rVx7 TIL the New Cult Awareness Network is owned and operated by the Church of Scientology after they sued the original organization out of existence in 1996.
4wA5 TIL that the ring-shaped donut was invented by 16 yeard old Hanson Gregory. He hated how the original shaped donuts tasted raw in the middle - so he punched out a hole with a pepper shaker.
p8ZB8 TIL People have a cognitive bias where they over-estimate how noticeable their embarrassing behaviour is to others.