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TIL Russel Crowe wanted to make a sequel of 'Gladiator'. The script of the sequel had Maximus reincarnated by the Roman gods and returned to Rome to defend Christians; then transported to other periods in history, like World War 2, Vietnam War and finally a general in the modern-day Pentagon.

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D1j4J TIL H.R. Giger was invited to design the Batmobile for Batman Forever but his design was rejected: His unique "X" shaped design was to include articulated front legs/mandibles, retractable fins, and gatling gun emplacements on each of the four pods on the sides of the vehicle
awMJy TIL that Nero didn't play a fiddle while Rome burned in 64 A.D., bowed string instruments wouldn't appear in Europe for another 800 years. However several sources place Nero on the roof of his palace during the fire, dressed in stage garb and singing from the Greek epic “The Sack of Ilium.”
EmNd TIL that former director of the US Department of Defense, Andrew Marshall, was Appointed to the position by Richard Nixon. He was re-appointed by every president until his retirement because of is effectiveness. Most notably, he has predicted the fall of the Soviet Union and the rise of China.
M7VEB TIL that 'Magikkun', which means “mask fraud”, is a word that South Koreans use to describe people who hide their facial features by wearing masks on dating apps.
W7XXA TIL New Mexico was named 223 years before the naming of Mexico in 1821.