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TIL that Burt Reynolds turned down the role of James Bond, Michael Corleone (The Godfather), Han Solo (Star Wars), John McClane (Die Hard), Randle McMurphy (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest), and Edward Lewis (Pretty Woman)

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bnN4 TIL that in the 60s, the US military secretly sprayed (possibly radioactive) experimental chemicals, like zinc cadmium, on thousands of residents of poor neighborhoods in St. Louis, without their knowledge or consent, to see what would happen
PRL TIL if you type 153349 followed by pressing the + and - keys simultaneously on most Canon calculators, you can play Tetris!
n9QY TIL Ryan Gosling was cast in the movie “The Notebook” because the director was looking for someone that was “not handsome” and “not cool”.
dDAyK TIL, canines have a more sensitive CFF of up to 80Hz or 80 flickers per second. "This might explain why most dogs cannot be planted in front of the television to engage them, it doesn't look real."
QQYX TIL Lynyrd Skynyrd’s namesake Leonard Skinner had his company’s sign in one of the band’s albums. On the sign was his phone number. He’d receive late night calls saying “Who’s speaking?” He’d say “Leonard Skinner” and they’d say “Far out” and hang up.