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TIL In GTA IV, there is a children’s beauty pageant advertised online, and if you click on it, you get an automatic 5 stars for its pedophelic content.

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nevJP TIL The production company behind Shark Tank used to require contestants to give them 5% equity or 2% of the profits from their companies in exchange for appearing on the show. Mark Cuban threatened to quit over this rule, so producers got rid of it.
Bgk0k TIL screenwriter Diane Thomas pitched Romancing the Stone in a cafe to a customer while she was working there. Shortly after the film was made she was killed in a car accident as her boyfriend drove a car gifted to her by that customer, actor/producer Michael Douglas
rwde TIL Elmer Fudd initially wanted to shoot Bugs Bunny with a camera. He came to the country to photograph wildlife but Bugs drove him crazy, causing him to jump into a lake and nearly drown. After that Elmer replaced the camera with a rifle…
Jjrk TIL the Singaporean military was established by Israel
16V5V TIL in 1982, Linn Electronics released the LinnDrum drum machine as a cheaper and more widely produced product than its predecessor, the 1980 Linn LM-1. The LinnDrum then became a staple of ‘80s music, and was used by artists like Prince, MJ, Kate Bush, Fleetwood Mac, John Carpenter, and more.