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TIL FDR's Fala Speech, inwhich Roosevelt defended his dog's honor from false accusations, was by Orson Welles. Welles had a history of sending in ideas for FDR and ad-libbed the original Fala joke for the President.

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5V7G8 TIL in the 1970s hysteria over the arrival of killer bees in the United States created a genre of "killer bee movies". One of the most well-known movies was the 1978 film "The Swarm", directed by Irwin Allen and starring Michael Caine. It scored 9% at Rotten Tomatoes.
dDXEZ TIL that the 1983 film 'Scarface' is actually a remake of a 1932 feature of the same name. Both are based on a 1929 novel.
wLQg6 TIL that the concept of deviled eggs dates all the way back to 4th and 5th century AD.
lvK5 TIL Ol’ Dirty Bastard was the first person convicted under a California law making it illegal for a convicted felon to wear a bulletproof vest.
kAgB TIL R. Lee Ermey, best known as Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in Full Metal Jacket, was the first retiree in the history of the Marines to be promoted.