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TIL that Die Hard is based on a book called "Nothing Lasts Forever" by Roderick Thorpe and that Die Hard 2 is based on a book called "58 Minutes" by Walter Wager. Despite the films being directly related, neither book is connected. They were written by two different authors, almost a decade apart.

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yQaVp TIL Every time you lick a stamp, you're consuming 1/10 of a Calorie