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TIL John Williams composed the original theme for Gilligan's Island

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rvXd TIL that the FAA has banned all ‘uber airplane’ ridesharing type services
GY7xE TIL that Jaws had lots of production woes and was nicknamed "Flaws". When shooting the final scene of the film. The boat began to sink and in a panic, Spielberg told the crew to get the actors off the boat, to which the sound engineer replied: "F*ck the actors. Save the sound department!"
9YWLM TIL that Frank Sheeran, the mob hitman whose life is depicted in Martin Scorsese's film "The Irishman," participated in the Dachau Massacre, during which scores of SS concentration camp guards were executed en masse by U.S. G.I.s after the camp was liberated in April 1945.
WkarX TIL hypnosis can be used as an alternative to general anesthesia in some surgeries (local anesthesia is still used). The practice of hypnosis during surgery to reduce pain has been around for centuries, and more than 34 clinical trials and numerous published papers have shown hypnosedation works.
jRwR TIL Jimi Hendrix enlisted in the army to avoid going to prison. He was caught masturbating,sleeping in, smoking weed, and sleeping on duty. He was discharged with a broken ankle after a parachute jump.