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TIL the mechanical shark in Jaws (1975) broke down repeatedly, often sinking or falling apart. As a result, it was only shown 4 minutes on-screen, forcing Spielberg to rely on suspense tactics like POV shots and John Williams’ iconic score. This “failure” made the film scarier by hiding the shark.

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npyB TIL: There’s a company that takes donations to purchase student loans at pennies on the dollar just to wipe them out and has wiped $32m to date.
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