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TIL Adam Sandler’s 2011 movie “Jack and Jill” was nominated for all 10 Razzie Awards and won every single one.

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xVkRB TIL one theory why the human sense of smell is worse than our closest ancestors (monkeys and apes)is that since the start of agriculture, humans have been forced to live in crowded tents and huts with many other people, so we evolved a weaker sense of smell to better deal with it.
v1pYL TIL during the film production of Apollo 13, producers originally wanted Kevin Costner to play as Jim Lovell due to his facial similarities with the main character. Instead, Tom Hanks was cast because he was a big fan of Apollo and space histories.
Gm81 TIL MythBusters confirmed the myth that a scuba diver can wear a tuxedo underneath his drysuit, go underwater, resurface, strip off his scuba gear, and be able to present the tuxedo at a yacht party in the harbour as in James Bond Goldfinger.
R5wJ6 TIL The Twilight Zone's Rod Serling tested parachutes as a part time job. The amount of money he earned depended on the danger of the jump. In one instance, he earned $1,000 for testing a jet ejection seat that had killed the previous three testers.
b9M0a TIL about prehistoric aquatic reptiles and the mosasaurus, they are closely related to modern reptiles rather than dinosaurs and looked like a reptilian shark or dolphin. Also interesting is how these aquatic reptiles, mammals (dolphins), and fish (sharks), all evolved to look as if they’re related.