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TIL that Hugh Jackman went without water for 36 hours before filming the opening scene of “Les Mis”.

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b9ej0 TIL that during construction of the Taj Mahal, a massive brick scaffold was built, and estimates said it would take years to dismantle after completion. According to legend, the Shah declared that anyone could keep the bricks from the scaffold, and it was dismantled overnight by peasants.
A4Yl TIL Michael Jackson got $2 for every Thriller album sold. Which was one of the highest royalty rates of that time.
rR4w1 TIL Mark Twain patented under his real name Samuel Clemens the “Adjustable and Detachable Straps for Garments” (ADSG) or “suspenders” in 1871
KOnPQ TIL there was only 66 years between the first flight and landing on the moon
AR04 TIL the US govt donated two spy satellites to NASA in 2012. Both were more powerful than Hubble and were set to be decommissioned because they were deemed obsolete.